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Home / Timeline Items / Phil Zimmermann Creates PGP Email Encryption
8 October 2012

Phil Zimmermann Creates PGP Email Encryption

Philip Zimmermann creates Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), an email encryption software package that’s published for free.  Originally designed as a human rights tool, PGP becomes one of the most widely used email encryption softwares in the world. 

Philip Zimmermann creates Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), an email encryption software package that’s published for free.  Originally designed as a human rights tool, PGP becomes one of the most widely used email encryption softwares in the world. 

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