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A secure alternative to WeTransfer for sensitive files

Tools like WeTransfer and shared Dropbox links are fine for a wedding video. They are the wrong choice for a tax return, a contract, or anything with personal information - because a link that anyone can open is, by design, a link that anyone can open.

The problem with a public link

A share link can be forwarded, posted, or guessed, and it usually grants access to whoever holds it - not a specific person. Most of these services also do not scan the file for malware on your behalf, so a 'helpful' document from a stranger can carry something nasty.

What to look for instead

Send to one recipient through a single-use link rather than a public URL. Make sure files are virus-scanned on arrival and encrypted at rest, and that you get an audit log of who downloaded what and when.

The recipient should not have to create an account - the friction of a login is exactly why people fall back to insecure tools in the first place.

Both directions matter

The same channel should let you collect files from someone as easily as send files to them, so you are not switching tools depending on which way the documents are moving.

Ready to try it on your next intake? See how it works.

A secure alternative to WeTransfer for sensitive files - ReceiveVault