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The InterPlanetary File System or IPFS for short is a distributed hypermedia protocol designed to be the new permanent web. IPFS uses peer-to-peer to distribute the network across machines and the globe. IPFS combines decentralized technologies like Git, BitTorrent, Kademlia and SFS to build what they think could be the new internet, or a subsystem of it.

The Invisible Internet Project or I2P for short is a fully encrypted private network layer that has been developed with privacy and security by design in order to provide protection for your activity, location and your identity. I2P ships with a router that connects you to the network and applications for sharing, communicating and building a fully encrypted private network layer.

Matrix.org is an open network for secure, decentralized communication. It gives you a simple HTTP APIs and SDKs (iOS, Android, Web) to create chatrooms, direct chats and chat bots, complete with end-to-end encryption, file transfer, synchronised conversation history, formatted messages, read receipts and more. All conversations on Matrix are replicated over all the servers participating in them, meaning there are no single point of control or failure.

OpenVPN is a free and open-source VPN client developed by OpenVPN Inc. The software can be used to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. OpenVPN uses custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange and is compatible with any OpenVPN protocol compatible server.

Openswan has been a popular VPN alternative for Linux users since2005. It is an IPsec implementation with support for most of its extensions (RFC and IETF drafts), even IKEv2, NAT Traversal, X.509 Digital Certificates and more. Openswan comes packages with various Linux distributions, including Gentoo, Fedora, Ubuntu, Red Hat and others.

ProtonVPN is a virtual private network service provider operated by the Swiss company Proton Technologies AG, the provider of ProtonMail. Just like ProtonMail, ProtonVPN is a community supported project that aims to build a safer Internet that also protects civil liberties. The service provides a strict no data logging policy, that ensures that no personal data is kept by ProtonVPN. It also has Tor integration and SecureCore servers for additional security if needed. Currently, ProtonVPN provides over 560 servers in more than 40 countries.