[Announce] 0x10 years of protecting privacy

[Werner Koch]

Hi,

me lacking the time to write an update of the 10 Years of GnuPG [2],
Sam Tuke was kind enough to draft this:


  16 Years of protecting privacy
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  Today marks 16 years since the first release of GNU Privacy Guard
  (GnuPG). In that time the project has grown from being a hacker’s
  hobby into one of the world’s most critical anti-surveillance
  tools. Today GnuPG stands at the front line of the battle between
  invasive surveillance and civil liberties.

  “Time has proven Free Software [1] to be the most trustworthy
  defender against companies and governments seeking to undermine
  citizen privacy” said Werner Koch, GnuPG Founder and Lead
  Developer. “Although funding our work has not always been easy, the
  need for universally accessible privacy tools has never been more
  apparent”.

  Some of the world’s top security specialists are now counted among
  GnuPG users, including Bruce Schneier, Jacob Appelbaum, and Phil
  Zimmerman, inventor of PGP. This summer the world learned of the
  extent of Government spying thanks to whistleblowers and journalists
  communicating using GnuPG encrypted emails. Market leading servers
  from Red Hat and Debian have built their reputation for security on
  the foundation of GnuPG-verified software.

  “The success of GnuPG’s first crowdfunding campaign, which received
  90% of it’s target in 24 hours, shows a fresh willingness among users
  to support GnuPG in it’s 16th year, and points to new opportunities
  for the project in future” said Sam Tuke, GnuPG Campaign Manager.
  “The release of GnuPG 2.1 and the launch of a newly designed website
  later this year will bring GnuPG and its clients for Windows, Mac,
  Gnu/Linux, and Android to new audiences”.

  Over the years GnuPG has kept up to date with new algorithms, such as
  Elliptic Curve Cryptography, and reactive to new threats, such as key
  extraction via acoustic monitoring, which was announced two days ago
  by researchers as GnuPG updates were released, in coordination with
  developers. Members remain confident of the future of GnuPG and look
  forward to facing the privacy threats of tomorrow with community
  support.


  [1] http://fsfe.org/freesoftware/basics/4freedoms.en.html


[2] http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2007q4/000268.html

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