Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing

Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by AndrewDucker on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:16AM (#15449931)

So all you need is the hash (sent to you by your friend over IM or email or postcard) and you're good to go?

I like it.

Now, is it available today in a form (as the OP put it) which "A person whose computer knowledge extends to using facebook" can use?

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by xj9 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:25AM (#15449986)

if they have the ability to install software, they can use i2p

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by AndrewDucker on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:40AM (#15450130)

Odd. I looked at the description on the main page, and it lists eDonkey, BitTorrent, and Gnutella, but not any kind of direct file transfer.

Am I missing something?

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by xj9 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @11:39AM (#15450611)

yes.

1. click bit torrent 2. click create torrent 3. type the path to your file 4. share magnet link

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:d0da0a2cac2bb3fd7ba6548edef12a24122ef481&tr=http://diftracker.i2p/announce.php

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by icebraining on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @01:37PM (#15451525)

Does the magnet link work without DifTracker? Because that's still a centralized system.

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by xj9 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @06:29PM (#15454093)

yes, the tracker is optional. the built in torrent client supports BEP 5.

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