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PGP is a freely available encryption program that protects the privacy of files and electronic mail. It uses a public key cryptography and works on virtually every platform. This book is both a technical users guide and a behind-the-scenes look at cryptography and privacy. It describes how to use PGP and discusses ongoing issues about privacy and free speech.

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Simson Garfinkel is a computer consultant, a science writer, a contributing editor at WIRED Magazine, and senior editor at SunExpert Magazine. He is the developer of a Polaroid physician's workstation and the NeXT CD-ROM file system. He has also been principal scientist at N/Hance Systems, a company that sells optical file systems, and senior editor at NeXTWorld Magazine. He is the coauthor of Practical UNIX Security (O'Reilly & Associates), NeXTStep Programming (Springer-Verlag), and The UNIX-Haters Handbook (IDG). Mr. Garfinkel writes frequently about science and technology for Technology Review Magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, and many other publications.

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