> I built BurnShot to solve a problem: "View once" features on WhatsApp/Slack still leave traces in cloud backups. Standard server-side deletion requires trusting the backend.So, I rebuilt my app on a strict Zero-Knowledge architecture:- 100% Client-Side Encryption (Web Crypto API, AES-256-GCM).- Decryption keys live in the URL hash (#key), so my server only ever receives and stores garbled...
Five months ago, I posted the beta of BurnShot here. It was a simple tool to share self-destructing images.The top comment immediately pointed out the elephant in the room: "Web based! Receiver can take a screenshot very easily."They were 100% right. My immediate instinct as a builder was to try and fix it. I looked into CSS hacks, disabling right-clicks, and listening for print-screen...
Hi HNI built BurnShot , a free image sharing tool designed for privacy-first communication.Upload an image → share a link → the image burns after a set number of views or a time limit.No accounts, no personal data, no lingering files.Inspired by how people share sensitive info but don’t really trust WhatsApp/Instagram’s “disappearing” feature.This is the beta version — would love to hear...