In a world obsessed with storing everything forever — we chose to forget.
BareSend was never about collecting data, building profiles, or keeping logs. We wanted to create the digital equivalent of a handwritten note that burns itself after reading.
But here’s the thing:
Your browser doesn’t care about your privacy.
Your clipboard doesn’t care either.
And let’s not even talk about shared computers, browser history, or cached links.
That’s why the message-link that is created when sharing your BareSend message self-destructs after 60 seconds — whether you already shared it, or left it in a tab for later. The URL itself is still alive until the message expires or it’s been read.
We don’t wait around to see what happens.
We don’t hope for good behavior.
We design for worst-case scenarios — because that’s what trust looks like in practice.
Because security isn’t just about encryption.
It’s about minimizing risk when humans do human things:
It happens.
And when it does — that link will already be gone.
Tough love. However, 60 seconds to share the link is all you need.
That’s the trade-off for real privacy.
No backups. No recovery. No magic undo button.
If you want to control your data — you also have to take responsibility for it.
And honestly — that’s how it should be.
Stay free. Stay temporary.