Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

I wonder if they're running some malware scanners plus do they have to comply with DMCA takedowns? Based on what I see, the files are hosted on their servers, so they kind of have to, no?

Re: Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

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Post by nvdk » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:31 PM UTC

I've been using send.firefox.com for months and so far the only downside was the 1 day expiration. Very glad you can now opt for 7 days.

Re: Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:32 PM UTC

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Re: Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

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Post by buboard » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:32 PM UTC

They could also offer a realtime webrtc solution like snapdrop.net . Although i m not sure that works, it didn't work between my phone and desktop.

Re: Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

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Post by nvdk » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:32 PM UTC

oblio wrote: post #5

I wonder if they're running some malware scanners plus do they have to comply with DMCA takedowns? Based on what I see, the files are hosted on their servers, so they kind of have to, no?

At maximum 200 downloads and an expiration of 7 days I don't think anyone will bother to be honest.

Re: Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service

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Post by hlnas » Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

How "private" is it? Do you store metadata? i.e. if I upload a file and it expires, do you also delete any trace of me, including my IP address?