Phil Zimmermann Quotes

At no time in the past century has public distrust of the government been so broadly distributed across the political spectrum, as it is today.

Show me a person who has nothing to hide, and I'll show you a person who is either exceedingly dull - or a complete exhibitionist

If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy.

The PSTN is like a well-manicured neighborhood, while the internet is like a crime-ridden slum,

When making public policy decisions about new technologies for the Government, I think one should ask oneself which technologies would best strengthen the hand of a police state. Then, do not allow the Government to deploy those technologies.

I used to feel like I was a flea on the back of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Now I feel I might be a small yapping poodle on the back of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.