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@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ Thanks a lot for supporting free and open software!
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It uses a P2P connection if WebRTC is supported by the browser. (WebRTC needs a Signaling Server, but it is only used to establish a connection and is not involved in the file transfer).
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##### What about privacy? Will files be saved on third-party-servers?
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-None of your files are ever sent to any server. Files are sent only between peers. Snapdrop doesn't even use a database. If you are curious have a look [at the Server](https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/server/).
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+None of your files are ever sent to any server. Files are sent only between peers. Snapdrop doesn't even use a database. If you are curious have a look [at the Server](https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/server/). Even if Snapdrop was able to view the files being transfered, WebRTC encrypts the files on transit, so the server would be unable to read them.
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+##### What about security? Are my files encrypted while being sent between the computers?
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+Yes. Your files are sent using WebRTC, which encrypts them on transit.
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##### Is SnapDrop a fork of ShareDrop?
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No. ShareDrop is built with Ember. Snapdrop is built with vanilla ES6.
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