Philip Zimmermann

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor civil liberties
privacy rights
strong encryption
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Florida_Atlantic_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Norbert_Wiener_Award_for_Social_and_Professional_Responsibility
gptkb:Privacy_International_Louis_Brandeis_Award
gptkb:EFF_Pioneer_Award
gptkb:USENIX_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1954-02-12
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alexander_Zimmermann
gptkb:Philip_Zimmermann_Jr.
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:field computer security
cryptography
privacy advocacy
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Silent_Circle
gptkb:PGP_Corporation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Philip Zimmermann
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:OpenPGP_standard
secure communications
email encryption
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Martin_Hellman
gptkb:Whitfield_Diffie
gptkb:David_Chaum
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:PGP_encryption_software
gptkb:Pretty_Good_Privacy
VoIP encryption
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Internet_Society
gptkb:International_Association_for_Cryptologic_Research
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent PGP published in 1991
co-founded Silent Circle in 2012
developed ZRTP protocol
developed Zfone
investigated by US government for PGP export
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:ZRTP_protocol
gptkb:Pretty_Good_Privacy
VoIP encryption protocols
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:computer_scientist
gptkb:software_engineer
crypt
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cynthia_Johnston
gptkbp:website https://philzimmermann.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PGP_Source_Code_and_Internals
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7