Phil Zimmermann is the creator of PGPTools and standards for encrypting and signing emails or files. More. In the history of the Crypto WarsThe long-running political and legal fight over whether strong encryption should be freely available... More he matters because he showed that strong encryptionEncryption that is practically unbreakable with available means when used correctly. More could spread as ordinary software, not only as a tool of militaries and states. PGPTools and standards for encrypting and signing emails or files. More also brought him into conflict with U.S. export rules.
