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A perfectly good hour wasted with Phil Zimmermann
Philip R. Zimmermann

Phil will give an entertaining talk about technical aspects of implementing public key crypto systems (using PGP as an example) including some PGP war stories, its legal trevails, the manuvering that was required through the 90's to circumvent onerous export controls and patent obstacles and how he repelled efforts to squash PGP. Additionally, the talk will include a question-led discussion about PGP's history and its legal struggles where audience participation is encouraged.

10th Annual Reflections | Projections Computing Conference • October 22 – 24, 2004 • Contact