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Linux Journal: Protecting Files at Home Using Encrypted Containers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 6, 2005

“Chances are you have some type of information on your desktop
or laptop computer that someone else wants–for the wrong reasons.
For the most part, your information is relatively safe in your
home. However, if someone was to break into your house and steal a
computer, what would he or she walk away with? Medical information?
Bank account information? Tax records? With the loss of any of
these to the wrong person, you could be facing years of trying to
get your life straightened out due to identity theft.

“Concerned about this type of situation, I decided to engineer a
way of protecting my family’s critical information…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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