Love this service -- beautiful site, simple docs, simple API, great concept.
Show HN: File.io – Ephemeral file sharing
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#12good luck hosting this. Are you blocking any filetypes?
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#13tl;dr from the FAQ:
Q: "Why should I trust you?" A: "Because you should! We're good people! Honest!"
I'd love to trust a service like this, but there's no credible effort to actually establish that trust.
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#14Data remanence is a really hard problem. Are you sure this lives up to your claims that "the file is completely deleted without a trace"? How are you storing them? Do they ever hit e.g. an SSD in plaintext?
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#15tl;dr from the FAQ: Q: "Why should I trust you?" A: "Because you should! We're good people! Honest!" I'd love to trust a service like this, but there's no credible effort to actually establish that trust.
So encrypt client-side?
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#16I built this site and appreciate any feedback from the HN community
I was using https://usetorpedo.com (similar service) before it shut down. Probably some lessons to be learned from them.
While I didn't use it super often, when I did want to use it, it was very valuable. Thanks for building this!
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#17You should probably filter out .exe files otherwise Chrome and other websites might block you off.
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#18tl;dr from the FAQ: Q: "Why should I trust you?" A: "Because you should! We're good people! Honest!" I'd love to trust a service like this, but there's no credible effort to actually establish that trust.
Now it says
> file.io is a project of humb.ly. It was created simply out of the joy of trying to build cool things on the internet, and we thought it may be useful for others. We take privacy very seriously and do not save any data once it has been deleted.
But going to humb.ly still doesn't really get me to trust you, there's not even any identifying info on that page. Two projects, one discontinued and one -- it seems -- novelty "religion".
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#19Although perhaps more constraining, why not use a website that uses WebRTC data channels to transfer the files? Then you can be more sure the data isn't persisting in a datacenter somewhere. Plus, it is more plausible that the service can remain free and private.
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#201. Nice implementation of a potentially useful micro service. 2. Nice domain name. 3. You should put more details in your FAQ like "no, this is not guaranteed to be a perfect technical solution" and "we'll happily work with law enforcement if you're a pedophile". 4. I always look down on services that don't have an immediate and obvious way of making money, as it'll likely be gone tomorrow. 5. MVPs are all well and good, but a few more simple features wouldn't hurt: time-based expiration, multiple downloads allowed and passwords, or whatever else seems simple and useful.