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Sendinc vs File Camouflage

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When comparing Sendinc vs File Camouflage, the Slant community recommends File Camouflage for most people. In the question“What are the best ways to transmit sensitive information over the Internet?” File Camouflage is ranked 8th while Sendinc is ranked 14th. The most important reason people chose File Camouflage is:

File Camouflage allows you to encrypt your sensitive information and then after hide it in the JPEG image of your choice. With this program an innocent family photo or photo of your pet can be used to disguise your most sensitive encrypted information.

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What are the best ways to transmit sensitive information over the Internet?

Sendinc

File Camouflage

Pros

Pro
Sends emails securely

Sendinc allows you to securely send emails and attachments up to 10mb with 256-bit SSL encryption. The messages are then destroyed 7 days later by default.

Pro
No password to share with recipient needed

Your recipient only needs the link sent not another password to share. Messages are decrypted with an encryption key only available in the link sent to the recipient after they sign into Sendinc.

Pro
Android and iOS app available

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No download needed

Sendinc operates without any downloadable programs. This is beneficial because it allows you to send secure emails from any computer without needing to download the program again and leaving a trail of what downloadable program you used.

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Hides file in JPEG image

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Effective second level of protection

File Camouflage is an effective second level of protection. After encrypting and password protecting your sensitive information with AES, File Camouflage makes sure only your intended recipient knows there is even a file to decrypt by hiding it in a JPEG.

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Easy to use

Hiding your sensitive information with File Camouflage is extremely easy. The whole process is explained very well even for an inexperienced user.

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Free

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Ability to send an EXE file via email

Many email providers are not able to send EXE files but File Camouflage not only protects it but allows the file to be sent.

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Cons

Con
Recipient needs a Sendinc account

Sendinc will invite your recipient to create a Sendinc account but if they do not create an account they cannot view the email.

Con
Encourages improper use of steganography

To hide a file in an image you need two things:
One, that the attacker cannot find the source image i.e. it has to be an image made by the user (preferably a photograph of a visually complex scene) and never put on the internet (using the pac_tron image would render the use of steganography moot, as the attacker can merely subtract a suspect image from a copy of the source image) and
two, that the file to be hidden is smaller than the cover image. With the best techniques today you can embed a file about 10% of the size of the cover image. The example in the doc hides a file 21,500% of the size of the cover image.

If you use steganography improperly you get no security, esp. as governments believe senior terrorists use steganography and thus search for it very, very, carefully.

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Frequently prompts you to donate

File Camouflage is free although the developer does proclaim it "donationware." As a result the program frequently and annoyingly begs that you donate.