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Topic: [2015-08-27] Cryptography for the mainstream? ∙ IHB News™ (Read 214 times)

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Millions raised for privacy

Keybase, which recently raised $10.8 million in funding, offers a simple interface that connects PGP with identity. PGP was originally released in 1991, by Phil Zimmerman on an FTP server and was eventually distributed globally. At the time, the U.S. Government opened a case against Zimmerman as an arms trafficker. The United States has long considered cryptographic software as a munition, according to Wikipedia. The case was dropped in 1996. PGP became widely used in technical circles to sign documents and software for authenticity, as well as ...


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