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TIL that PGP keyservers no longer support 'web of trust' chains of signatures, as they were being spammed by people uploading massive signature chains:

A fun 1994 article about the first purchase on the web using encryption! Phil Brandenberger uses his visa credit card, X-Mosaic and PGP to purchase a $12 'compact audio disk' by Sting. It includes an explanation of the World Wide Web too :) https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/12/business/attention-shoppers-internet-is-open.html