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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 107 points 2 months ago (7 children)

I'm surprised they didn't put a time limit on the storage since they are not a file hosting platform.

[–] terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Honestly, I've always been surprised they allow any direct file transfers, instead of having to use external links.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I find it weird that they upload content to their own servers even when you provide them with an external link.

[–] Rexios@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Clicking an external link exposes your IP address to the server. All someone has to do is send a link that looks like something you want but actually just logs your ip address and you’re doxxed.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Lol, I already saw that happening in a server

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