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Sending files is easy. Create a new email, attach a file, and send. Done. Simple. The problem, however, arises when you either need to send a larger file or the file in question needs to be shared via other means.

To that end, numerous services have been created for this very purpose. One of my favorites was Firefox Send (RIP). Since that service is no longer available, I'd been using platforms like Google Drive to share files. But that's not always convenient (especially when the recipient doesn't have a Gmail account or access permissions becomes an issue. On top of that, Google doesn't have the ability to expire a shared link after a given time automatically.

Enter Internxt[1], a company that offers an open-source, secure, decentralized, cloud-based storage service and gives you 10GB of storage for the free plan or up to 2TB of storage for roughly $9.00/month.

That same company has a new trick up its sleeve, Internxt Send. This new service is probably one of the easiest file-send services on the market and is free to use and allows users to send/share images, videos, documents, and just about any type of file with a high level of security. Even better, you don't even have to create an account to use Internxt Send.

According to Fran Villalba Segarra, Founder and CEO of Internxt, "Internxt's mission is to help shape a new, ethical internet that doesn't compromise user privacy, respects individual rights, and bolsters honest conduct online." Fran continues, "Our new file transfer service, Internxt Send, was built to round out our growing privacy ecosystem. Like Internxt Drive and Photos, we developed Send to provide users with more functionality and control of their personal data while still protecting their fundamental

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