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Now PBS is doing the same for Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a Quaker poet who helped pioneer the field of cryptography with her husband, William Friedman, in a new documentary for the American Experience series.

Two decades ago, in 2001, Estonia created an anti-silo data management system called X-Road through which public and private organizations can share data securely while maintaining data privacy through cryptography.

At their core, both apps use cryptography to make sure that the messages, images and videos they carry can only be seen by the sender and the recipient — not governments, spies, nor even the designers of the app itself.

This story has been updated to correct the definition of multivariate cryptography.

The cryptographer added that after a rocky start, Cryptocat has much better track record.

I never was meant to be a cryptographer or whatever you call those brainy fellows who unravel ciphers and things!