Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Zimmermann

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Last updated on December 3, 2024.

Philip R. Zimmermann is an American computer scientist and cryptographer. He is the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), the most widely used email encryption software in the world. He is also known for his work in VoIP encryption protocols, notably ZRTP and Zfone. Zimmermann is co-founder and Chief Scientist of the global encrypted communications firm Silent Circle.

Born: February 12, 1954

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At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today.

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I used to feel like I was a flea on the back of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Now I feel I might be a small yapping poodle on the back of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Phil Zimmermann

Show me a person who has nothing to hide, and I'll show you a person who is either exceedingly dull - or a complete exhibitionist

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If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.

Phil Zimmermann

When making public policy decisions about new technologies for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would best strengthen the hand of a police state. Then, do not allow the Government to deploy those technologies.

Phil Zimmermann

The PSTN is like a well-manicured neighborhood, while the internet is like a crime-ridden slum,

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Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Zimmermann

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