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How we keep share links safe from brute force

Password-protected share links sound trivial. Doing them well — so a determined attacker can't grind through every six-character password in a weekend — takes more than a SHA-256 hash.

Apr 22, 2026 6 min read
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EngineeringApr 15, 2026

Camera Backup on iOS: how it works under the hood

Backing up the camera roll to cloud storage on iOS has more sharp edges than it looks. Here's how we built a pipeline that survives the system killing your app mid-upload.

8 minRead
CompanyApr 3, 2026

Why we charge $2.99/mo when others charge $11.99

200 GB of cloud storage at iCloud or Dropbox runs you $11.99 a month. We do it for $2.99. Here's the honest breakdown of where that gap comes from.

5 minRead
SecurityMar 19, 2026

Our security architecture, in plain English

Encryption, access control, deletion, breach response — translated out of compliance-speak and into what it actually means for your files.

7 minRead