Show HN: BlackHole – Fast, free and encrypted file transfer for Windows and Mac
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#2How does it work? Who is hosting the data and what incentive do they have for storing and serving unlimited amounts of your private data?
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#3Why blockchain? Because there's one FAQ that you're obviously missing: "How do I delete a compromised/accidentally-uploaded file?" and I suspect it's because the answer is "You can't."
This would be the last place I'd upload anything important. Once that URL/password get out, whatever "secure" file I've uploaded is exposed forever.
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#4Cool. Congrats on the launch. What's plus going to cost?
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#5"We're sorry but web doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue."
This appears to be a static content site after I enabled JS. Why can't the site display static content without JS?
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#6What blockchain does it run on? How is it free? Who's paying the blockchain transaction fees?
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#7You can have your own private web-based file transfer server in maybe around 100 lines of PHP where you have total control over file expiry and no need to trust any third parties except perhaps your VPS provider. If you need more secure than that, courier an encrypted thumb drive or something.
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#8Looks like this is hosted on https://blockstack.org/
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#9Why blockchain? Because there's one FAQ that you're obviously missing: "How do I delete a compromised/accidentally-uploaded file?" and I suspect it's because the answer is "You can't." This would be the last place I'd upload anything important. Once that URL/password get out, whatever "secure" file I've uploaded is exposed forever.
> Once that URL/password get out, whatever "secure" file I've uploaded is exposed forever.
That is true even if you can delete the uploaded file. Once someone else has seen it you no longer control distribution.
That said, you are right to distrust file transfer services by default. They are in a position to mess with you in many ways.
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#10You can have your own private web-based file transfer server in maybe around 100 lines of PHP where you have total control over file expiry and no need to trust any third parties except perhaps your VPS provider. If you need more secure than that, courier an encrypted thumb drive or something.
I can't tell if this is a reference to the infamous Dropbox reply or not.