Which technological innovation, initially developed for a different purpose, was adapted in 1994 and is credited with enabling secure online transactions, making e-commerce viable for the first time?

E-commerce has transformed how we shop and do business, with numerous technological breakthroughs shaping its development. This trivia challenges your knowledge about pivotal inventions and discoveries that revolutionized online shopping. Can you identify which innovations truly changed the game for digital retail? Test your understanding of the technological foundations that made modern e-commerce possible!

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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, originally developed for military communications
Quick Response (QR) codes, originally created for tracking automotive parts in Japan
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID), initially designed for aircraft identification in WWII
Global Positioning System (GPS), first launched for naval navigation purposes