FileShot – zero-knowledge file sharing, 50GB/file free, no paywalls

Show HN: FileShot – zero-knowledge file sharing, 50GB/file free, no paywalls

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I'm a college student developer who built FileShot because I was tired of "privacy-first" file sharing being marketing copy rather than an architectural commitment.The thing that bothers me most about the current landscape: services claim zero-knowledge encryption, then require you to hand over your full name and email address just to password-protect a link. If the server genuinely never sees the key — why does it need to know who you are before you can use a basic feature? It doesn't. That's a conversion funnel, not a privacy decision.How FileShot actually works: - AES-256-GCM runs entirely in the browser before any bytes leave your machine - Keys are generated client-side and exist only i

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Website: fileshot.io