Seize control of your data with Akord

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Seize control of your data

With news of data breaches and scandals around the misuse of people’s data becoming a worrying norm, one company is working to put data ownership back in the hands of individuals and organisations.  

Akord is a web3 platform offering digital vaults for storage and collaboration. For the first time, both traditional cloud and permanent blockchain storage is combined in one application, giving users unparalleled control over how to store, manage and share their data.

Akord’s vaults can either be set to Permanent or Cloud, Public or Private. 

Permanent vaults store data on the Arweave blockchain, where data is stored for at least 200 years . All data is cryptographically immutable guaranteeing its integrity. 

Stored in hundreds of nodes spread across the globe, the decentralised nature of this storage protects against ransomware attacks and other single-point-of-failure risks associated with traditional cloud storage providers.

For data that may need to be deleted due to regulatory or other reasons, Akord also offers cloud storage vaults. These cloud vaults can act as a testing environment before sending data on-chain, or simply as a more secure alternative to centralised storage providers like Dropbox and Google Drive.  

What makes Akord so secure?

Akord’s private vaults use true end-to-end encryption where the user has complete control over the keys. This means that all data is encrypted on the user's device before even being sent to Akord, adding a robust layer of security.

Furthermore, users hold a recovery phrase which gives them sole control over their account and data. This recovery phrase is the user’s safeguard, ensuring that only they have access to their stored data, akin to