https://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html
It's personal. It's private. And it's no one's business but yours. You may be planning a political campaign, discussing your taxes, or having a secret romance. Or you may be communicating with a political dissident in a repressive country. Whatever it is, you don't want your private electronic mail (email) or confidential documents read by anyone else. There's nothing wrong with asserting your privacy. Privacy is as apple-pie as the Constitution.
Philip Zimmermann Why I Wrote PGP Part of the Original 1991 PGP User's Guide (updated in 1999) "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." -Mahatma Gandhi It's personal. It's private. And it's no one's business but yours. You may be planning a political campaign, discussing your taxes, or having an illicit affair. Or you may be communicating with a political dissident in a repressive country. Whatever it is, you don't want your private electronic mail (email) or confidential documents read by anyone else. There's nothing wrong with asserting your privacy.
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