PicaSafe - Version 2.0 Encrypting files is easy, but is it convenient enough fo r everyday use? If you have a collection of digital phot os, storing them in an encrypted archive surely cuts d own on unauthorized access. But, this way of storing the pictures restricts legitimate access, making it much slower and overall much less convenient. Besides, there is a security concern connected with encrypted files or archives: in order to view the pict ures, you generally have to decrypt them and save them somewhere on a hard drive, opening a security loophole that allows an unauthorized person to grab the file and g