Not so long ago in the 90s people were being persecuted for developing and using cryptographic technology. Specifically, the author of PGP, Phillip Zimmerman, w

Not so long ago in the 90s people were being persecuted for developing and using cryptographic technology. Specifically, the author of PGP, Phillip Zimmerman, was prosecuted for developing the original PGP -- sparking considerable outrage. If you weren't around and paying attention in the 90s these links can help give you a feel of the general political climate: Author of PGP: http://www.contra.org/pgp/PhilZimmerman.html http://www.contra.org/pgp/PhilZimmerman.html More on Zimmerman: http://www.spectacle.org/795/zimm.html http://www.spectacle.org/795/zimm.html Popular T-shirt at the time: http://www.conchord.org/xeno/pgp.html http://www.conchord.org/xeno/pgp.html