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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by wpietri on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:28PM (#15450979)
Regarding this bit:

> I'm not aware of any entirely decentralised system [...]

What's the user value of having something entirely decentralized? I see the value in making sure the actual file transfer doesn't go through the central rendezvous. But I don't understand what's gained by eliminating the use of a little help setting up the connection.

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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by seedie on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:44PM (#15451111)
The lack of a centralized entity collecting metadata. Who is sending files, when and how often.
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Re:Firefox Send: Private, Encrypted File Sharing by icebraining on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @01:35PM (#15451511)
The ISPs can do that, and they're pretty centralized.
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