· TinyX · 4 min read
Google Drive will expire a named share. "Anyone with the link" will not.
Drive can expire named people on Workspace. Anyone with the link has no expiry — until you set Restricted. That asymmetry is the forever leak.
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· TinyX · 5 min read
What a US data breach really costs (CCPA to SEC)
IBM's $10.22M U.S. average, CCPA class-action math, state notification mosaics, SEC 8-K clocks, and inner-circle mitigations.
· TinyX · 5 min read
What a GDPR data breach really costs
GDPR and NIS2 clocks, BA and Meta fines, and the inner-circle controls that move breach cost before Article 83 does.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Dropbox is encrypted. That is not zero-knowledge.
Dropbox encrypts files at rest — and that is not the same as zero-knowledge. Who holds the key is the question. Here is the distinction, in Dropbox's own words, and how TinyX differs.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Your share link from 2021 still works. That's the problem.
Cloud share links rarely expire. "Anyone with the link" stays open for years. Here is the quiet privacy fail — and how expiring TinyX links close the door.
· TinyX · 3 min read
What's new: videos that tell you why, and uploads you can watch
Two things shipped since the last update, and they have something in common: both are about removing the moment where you can't tell whether something is broken or just slow.
· TinyX · 4 min read
Videos play, right there on the page
Share a video and the person you send it to can just press play — real scrubbing, a real frame instead of a black rectangle, and it finally works on an iPhone. A short feature with an absurd amount of plumbing underneath.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX for restaurants: menus, reservations, and table QR codes in one place
Live QR menus you update without reprinting, seasonal expiry, reservation/feedback forms, scan analytics, and password staff shares — upload drops on Pro+.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX for estate agents: property packs, virtual tours, and trackable links
Estate agents: send property packs as trackable links, see who opened them, QR tours on particulars, and secure client upload drops.
· TinyX · 4 min read
TinyX for photographers: client galleries that expire on delivery
Stop fighting WeTransfer limits. TinyX gives photographers password-protected client galleries, controllable expiry, upload drops, and real delivery analytics.
· TinyX · 4 min read
How TinyX encrypts your files (and why we literally can't read them)
Client-side AES-256-GCM means TinyX never holds your key. Here is how the upload path works, what Free includes (expiry + passwords), and why Pro+ unlocks E2E encryption and upload drops.
· TinyX · 2 min read
A smoother sign-up
One password box instead of two, your email stays put when something goes wrong, and a calmer hero on mobile. A small polish release for the front door.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX vs Short.io: when you need more than just a short link
Short.io is a capable URL shortener — but it does nothing else. No file sharing, no forms, no upload drops. TinyX does all of it at comparable pricing. Full comparison.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs Rebrandly: white-label without the enterprise price tag
Rebrandly locks white-label behind enterprise custom quotes. TinyX offers agencies branded links, file sharing, and forms without the enterprise price tag.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX vs Dropbox: zero-knowledge vs 'trust us'
Dropbox can read every file you store. TinyX uses AES-256-GCM client-side encryption, we literally cannot read your files. Plus URL shortening, forms, and $9/mo vs $15–$24/user.
· TinyX · 6 min read
TinyX vs Linktree: A Link-in-Bio That Actually Tells You Something
Linktree shows click counts. TinyX shows who clicked, from where, on what device — plus file sharing, upload drops, forms, and expiry. At $9/mo vs $24/mo.
· TinyX · 5 min read
The TinyX white-label platform: link intelligence under your brand
Deploy the full TinyX platform — short links, file sharing, analytics, forms — under your own domain and branding. No TinyX branding. Custom quote available.
· TinyX · 9 min read
WeTransfer Alternatives That Will Never Train AI on Your Files
In July 2025, WeTransfer announced they'd use uploaded files for AI training. They reversed it — but why trust a platform that tried? Here are safer alternatives.
· TinyX · 1 min read
What's new in v2.9.0 — Cleaner sign-ups
A quiet trust-and-safety release: disposable email sign-ups are turned away, and accounts that are never verified get a friendly reminder, then a tidy-up.
· TinyX · 5 min read
TinyX vs WeTransfer: privacy, expiry, and the AI training scandal
WeTransfer tried to train AI on your uploaded files in July 2025. TinyX can't read your files at all — AES-256-GCM client-side encryption. Full comparison inside.
· TinyX · 4 min read
TinyX vs Bitly: the honest comparison (2026)
Looking for a Bitly alternative in 2026? TinyX costs $9/mo vs Bitly's $35/mo and adds file sharing, forms, and zero-knowledge encryption. Here's the real breakdown.
· TinyX · 2 min read
What's new in v2.8.0 — Two new index pages, one consistent footer
Two new pages that list every feature and every use case in one place, a quiet trailing-slash redirect so URLs stop tripping, and one shared footer across every public page.
· TinyX · 6 min read
What "link intelligence" actually means (and why basic short links are leaving money on the table)
Link intelligence turns a redirect into real-time data: who clicked, from where, on what device, at what time. Here's how TinyX does it, and why Bitly falls short.
· TinyX · 9 min read
The 7 Best Bitly Alternatives in 2026 (Ranked)
Bitly added interstitial ads in 2025 and charges $35/mo. Here are the 7 best Bitly alternatives in 2026, ranked by features, price, and use case.
· TinyX · 5 min read
The four-tool problem: why you're paying for things that should be one
Bitly, WeTransfer, Typeform, Linktree — four subscriptions, four data deals, $40–$60/month. TinyX Pro replaces all of them for $9. Here's the maths.
· TinyX · 2 min read
What's new in v2.7.0: a changelog worth reading, and a quieter dashboard
A small release about respect for your attention: a proper What's new page, and a dashboard that stopped shouting.
· TinyX · 5 min read
Why we built TinyX
The TinyX origin story: a UK creative agency built a privacy-first link tool because everything else was logging, tracking, or selling our data.