diff --git a/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md b/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md index 9bea520..b63b278 100644 --- a/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md +++ b/6_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md @@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ large corporations profiting from your data, through logging, storing and sellin **Note:** Don't use your password manager to also store your 2-FA tokens- use a separate application. + +## File Encryption + +| Provider |Description | +| --- | --- | +**[VeraCrypt](https://www.veracrypt.fr)** | VeraCrypt is open source cross-platform disk encryption software. You can use it to either encrypt a specific file or directory, or an entire disk or partition. VeraCrypt is incredibly feature-rich, with comprehnsive encryption options, yet the GUI makes it easy to use. It has a CLI version, and a portable eddition. VeraCrypt is the successor of (the now depricated) TrueCrypt. +**[Cryptomator](https://cryptomator.org)** | Open source client-side encryption for cloud files- Cryptomator is geared towards using alongside cloud-backup solutions, and hence preserves individual file structure, so that they can be uploaded. It too is easy to use, but has fewer technical customizations for how the data is encrypted, compared with VeraCrypt. Cryptomator works on Windows, Linux and Mac- but also has excellant mobile apps. + +If you need to create a compressed archive, prior to encrypting your files, then [PeaZip](https://www.peazip.org/) is a great little cross-platform open source file archiver utility. It allows you to create, open, and extract RAR TAR ZIP archives. + --- **Note**: In order to stay protected, it is important to also: Use strong and unique passwords, 2-factor authentication,