“The notion that you can somehow get privacy by obscuring things is a fallacy.”

— Whitfield Diffie

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About Whitfield Diffie

Cryptographer • American

Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie is an American cryptographer and a pioneer of public-key cryptography. Along with Martin Hellman, Diffie developed the concept of public-key cryptography, a fundamental component of modern...

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