MIT and CERN's secure webmail plan stumped by PayPal freeze

The second meeting took place in October 1988 at a summer resort in Western Virginia, sad and grey this particular autumn. The Americans turned up in force. Bill Bostwick, from the Department of Energy was the Chairman, Barry Leiner from the Department of Defense and Vint Cerf were present. The European representatives were thin on the ground: a German and British representative plus Francois Flückiger.

In 1991, 80% of the internet capacity in Europe for international traffic was installed at CERN, in building 513.

This needs to be upvoted. I think it's Paypal's biggest blunder yet. Their excuse is that "it might not be legal" and if they asked the "government" (which government? The US one? They are based in Switzerland) for approval.

Absolutely unacceptable.