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+---
+title: Tecnology Essentials
+icon: material/star-outline
+description: Our recommended methods for removing your personal information from data brokers and people search sites.
+cover: data-broker-removals.webp
+---
+## Password Managers
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+- ![Bitwarden logo](assets/img/password-management/bitwarden.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Bitwarden](passwords.md#bitwarden)
+- ![Proton Pass logo](assets/img/password-management/protonpass.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Proton Pass](passwords.md#proton-pass)
+- ![1Password logo](assets/img/password-management/1password.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [1Password](passwords.md#1password)
+- ![Psono logo](assets/img/password-management/psono.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Psono](passwords.md#psono)
+- ![KeePassXC logo](assets/img/password-management/keepassxc.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [KeePassXC](passwords.md#keepassxc)
+- ![KeePassDX logo](assets/img/password-management/keepassdx.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [KeePassDX (Android)](passwords.md#keepassdx-android)
+- ![gopass logo](assets/img/password-management/gopass.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [gopass (CLI)](passwords.md#gopass-cli)
+
+</div>
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](passwords.md)
+
+## Multi-Factor Authentication Tools
+
+**Note:** [Hardware security keys](#security-keys) have been moved to their own category.
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+- ![Ente Auth logo](assets/img/multi-factor-authentication/ente-auth.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Ente Auth](multi-factor-authentication.md#ente-auth)
+- ![Aegis logo](assets/img/multi-factor-authentication/aegis.png){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Aegis Authenticator (Android)](multi-factor-authentication.md#aegis-authenticator-android)
+
+</div>
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](multi-factor-authentication.md)
+
+## Real-Time Communication
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+- ![Signal logo](assets/img/messengers/signal.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Signal](real-time-communication.md#signal)
+- ![Briar logo](assets/img/messengers/briar.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Briar](real-time-communication.md#briar)
+- ![SimpleX Chat logo](assets/img/messengers/simplex.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [SimpleX Chat](real-time-communication.md#simplex-chat)
+- ![Element logo](assets/img/messengers/element.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Element](real-time-communication.md#element)
+- ![Session logo](assets/img/messengers/session.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Session](real-time-communication.md#session)
+
+</div>
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](real-time-communication.md)
+
+## Encryption Software
+
+<details class="info" markdown>
+<summary>Operating System Encryption</summary>
+
+For encrypting your OS drive, we typically recommend using the encryption tool your operating system provides, whether that is **BitLocker** on Windows, **FileVault** on macOS, or **LUKS** on Linux. These tools are included with the operating system and take advantage of hardware encryption elements such as a [secure cryptoprocessor](basics/hardware.md/#tpmsecure-cryptoprocessor).
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](encryption.md#operating-system-encryption)
+
+</details>
+
+### Cross-platform Tools
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+- ![Cryptomator logo](assets/img/encryption-software/cryptomator.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Cryptomator](encryption.md#cryptomator-cloud)
+- ![Picocrypt logo](assets/img/encryption-software/picocrypt.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Picocrypt](encryption.md#picocrypt-file)
+- ![VeraCrypt logo](assets/img/encryption-software/veracrypt.svg#only-light){ .twemoji loading=lazy }![VeraCrypt logo](assets/img/encryption-software/veracrypt-dark.svg#only-dark){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [VeraCrypt (FDE)](encryption.md#veracrypt-disk)
+- ![Kryptor logo](assets/img/encryption-software/kryptor.png){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Kryptor](encryption.md#kryptor)
+- ![Tomb logo](assets/img/encryption-software/tomb.png){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [Tomb](encryption.md#tomb)
+
+</div>
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](encryption.md)
+
+### OpenPGP Clients
+
+<div class="grid cards" markdown>
+
+- ![GnuPG logo](assets/img/encryption-software/gnupg.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [GnuPG](encryption.md#gnu-privacy-guard)
+- ![GPG4Win logo](assets/img/encryption-software/gpg4win.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [GPG4Win (Windows)](encryption.md#gpg4win)
+- ![GPG Suite logo](assets/img/encryption-software/gpgsuite.png){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [GPG Suite (macOS)](encryption.md#gpg-suite)
+- ![OpenKeychain logo](assets/img/encryption-software/openkeychain.svg){ .twemoji loading=lazy } [OpenKeychain](encryption.md#openkeychain)
+
+</div>
+
+[Learn more :material-arrow-right-drop-circle:](encryption.md#openpgp)