Phil Zimmermann

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What Wikipedia says

Philip R. Zimmermann Jr. (born February 12, 1954) 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.

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