by Philip Zimmermann
Revised 11 October 94
- First they came for the hackers.
- But I never did anything illegal with my computer,
so I didn't speak up.- Then they came for the pornographers.
- But I thought there was too much smut on the Internet anyway,
so I didn't speak up.- Then they came for the anonymous remailers.
- But a lot of nasty stuff gets sent from anon.penet.fi,
so I didn't speak up.- Then they came for the encryption users.
- But I could never figure out how to work PGP anyway,
so I didn't speak up.- Then they came for me.
- And by that time there was no one left to speak up.
- Author unknown
Synopsis: PGP(tm) uses public-key encryption to protect E-mail and data files. Communicate securely with people you've never met, with no secure channels needed for prior exchange of keys. PGP is well featured and fast, with sophisticated key management, digital signatures, data compression, and good ergonomic design.
Software and documentation (c) Copyright 1990-1994 Philip Zimmermann. All rights reserved. For information on PGP licensing, distribution, copyrights, patents, trademarks, liability limitations, and export controls, see the "Legal Issues" section in the "PGP User's Guide, Volume II: Special Topics". Distributed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." --Mahatma Gandhi