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https://github.com/szimek/sharedrop

"If I was feeling paranoid and wanted to know if my files are being sent to some third destination..."

then I would not use a third party website. I would want to prevent this unauthorised transmisison to a third party from happening rather than discover it was already happening. By then, it would be too late. Even just having all one's transfers, IP, time, date, possibly browser fingerprint, be recorded in someone else's httpd access log seems unnecessary.

But I'm not feeling paranoid. Rather, I like downloads. I like so-called "native apps", otherwise known as programs. I like them written in certain languages. I like to read and edit the source code and to compile static binaries. I enjoy it. Javascript is not one of the languages I prefer. Nothing against it. I just don't have much need for it if I want to transfer files.




You can open up share point then unplug your ISP cable and it will still work


I don't use SharePoint, sorry.

I have mutiple methods of transferring files between computers without an internet connection. None of them use Javascript.


I'm playing devil's advocate a little, but this doesnt mean it doesnt send your files to a third party, it just means it also sends them locally as advertised




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