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Beyond Passwords: Advanced File Security Concepts

While HTTPS encrypts data in transit (protecting it from eavesdroppers between your computer and the server), advanced security often involves end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and zero-knowledge proofs. These are generally not directly implemented in simple services like shareify.cloud. Encryption What it is: Scrambling data using a key so that it's unreadable...

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Tips for Sharing Large Video Files Online

Video files can be notoriously large, often exceeding the limits of simple sharing services like shareify.cloud (5MB limit) and even email. Here are some strategies for sharing larger videos: 1. Compression (Video Specific) Unlike zipping photos or documents (which uses lossless compression), video compression almost always uses *lossy* methods designed...

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File Metadata: The Hidden Information in Your Files

Beyond the actual content (the text in a document, the pixels in an image), files often contain hidden information called metadata. This is data *about* the data. What Kind of Metadata Exists? The type varies greatly depending on the file type: Photos (EXIF data): Camera model, shutter speed, aperture, ISO,...

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