Is WeTransfer safe?

marty1990 · Feb 4, 2013, 10:06 AM

The hosting/email transfer site thing, how safe is it?

I in-putted a friends email, and was hesitant to use my own personal email so used my universities email address, selected the files I wanted to send from my desktop and it's uploading now.

Is WeTransfer safe, or is anything... erm... compromised?

mobilehaathi · Feb 4, 2013, 10:41 AM

What did the privacy policy say?

SilentPanda · Feb 4, 2013, 10:43 AM

It can't hurt to encrypt the data first using software like TrueCrypt. Then even if the file gets viewed by a 3rd party, it won't matter.

Mr. McMac · Feb 4, 2013, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SilentPanda

It can't hurt to encrypt the data first using software like TrueCrypt. Then even if the file gets viewed by a 3rd party, it won't matter.

I use TrueCrypt along with passwords generated by this website

https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

marty1990 · Feb 6, 2013, 09:54 AM

It was only images I sent through, stuff that was far too big to be sent through emails. Just a bit concerned about WeTransfer doing something to my Mac?

Demonface · Feb 7, 2013, 12:59 AM

Never heard of them but I dont think you should have a problem .

andalusia · Feb 7, 2013, 07:31 AM

Use them very frequently at work, seems like a great service to me.

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marty1990 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: England	Is WeTransfer safe? The hosting/email transfer site thing, how safe is it? I in-putted a friends email, and was hesitant to use my own personal email so used my universities email address, selected the files I wanted to send from my desktop and it's uploading now. Is WeTransfer safe, or is anything... erm... compromised?
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Feb 4, 2013, 10:41 AM	#2
mobilehaathi macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA	What did the privacy policy say?
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Feb 6, 2013, 09:54 AM	#5
marty1990 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: England	It was only images I sent through, stuff that was far too big to be sent through emails. Just a bit concerned about WeTransfer doing something to my Mac?
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Feb 7, 2013, 12:59 AM	#6
Demonface macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jersey/Miami	Never heard of them but I dont think you should have a problem .
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