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Interesting case of abuse: Send anonymous death threats as secrets. Would be hard to prove the message ever existed without server logs. Also, botnet c&c messages. WikiLeaks leaks! Damn, this is a useful tool.

Also, unfortunate for anyone trying to share the secret over the internet: if a repressive regime is sniffing traffic and looking for these URIs and grabs the contents first they can still discover the messages of dissidents before they get passed on.



Actually this service is perfect for finding out if someone has been snooping, since the "secrets" disappear on viewing.


There's an option to require a password before displaying the secret.


You can also see if someone is really (not) reading your mails.




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