PRIVATEIMAGE.NET THE MOST PRIVATE IMAGE HOSTING

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Private Image is a privacy focused, free and open-source image host. Images are stripped of metadata and encrypted directly in your browser before being uploaded. It supports zero-knowledge sharing through private viewer links, as well as hotlinking for forum posts and other embeds.

Website (clearnet): https://privateimage.net/
Website (onion): http://dwky2gkl4w6jqnte5er3vt3qpuu2i5fepbhhzttdtrfn2ni7ke42lgqd.onion/

Source code (clearnet): https://git.nobswebdev.com/nobswebdev/private_image
Source code (onion): http://4f5t7o2vgo4sdaliwax3isyxzfuxvbvkuwk4smfowutrvx2uneu4egyd.onion/nobswebdev/private_image

Features:
- Metadata removed in your browser before upload (ExifTool)
- Metadata inspector before upload (ExifTool)
- Image encrypted in your browser before upload
- Zero knowledge encryption
- Hotlink mode with encryption at rest
- Embeddable image URLs for forums and websites
- Upload expiry or auto-delete timer
- Max views and burn-after-read
- Delete link with each upload (no account)
- Self-hostable and open source
- Tor onion service and dual clearnet + onion links
- No account required to upload
- No third-party ads
- No content scanning

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Oct 31 19:39

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I uploaded one jpg via ZK, when I opened it and tried right click save, it attempted to download as txt that was interesting. I modified the extension to jpg and it downloaded the image correctly. Is the attempt to download it as txt intentional?

I'd really like to see the the fancier image formats like AVIF to become more common on the web. I'd like to suggest option to convert the image and save it like that which's work for server, conversion, but space reduction is a long term benefit. Thoughts?

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I will look into that txt case as well as AVIF think-through. Added to todos, got no time today.

Edited: Oct 31 20:04

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Nov 1 15:03

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SoulReaver This txt case was probably, because in ZK mode server don't know image extension, so after local image decryption some browsers might not sniff it's extension and fallback to txt. However I couldn't reproduce this in tor browser. Which browser and OS did you use? I hardened that by setting image extension explicitly after decryption. Can you confirm that it works for you now?

I though-through AVIF and it has much more cons than pros.

babyboi098 I saw you mentioned in review that URLs are lengthy, but it is by design. URLs hold encryption key and this is main source of length. We could shorten it by 15-20 chars, but compromising security and privacy. No big win. I think it should be acceptable for privacy focused image hosting.

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Nov 1 15:05

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yes but that was specifically referring to public type uploads (hot link). in that case, it doesn't matter right?

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Nov 1 15:15

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Yeah, for hotlink server also don't store encryption key. Hotlink image is encrypted at rest and is decrypted on request with key from URL. This is mainly done for crypto shred. It ensures image is not recoverable after deletion from disk without key. Deleting from hard drives don't guarantee all bytes are gone, but when we store only encrypted blobs, recovered bytes are useless without key which is never stored on the server.

https://privateimage.net/about#crypto-shred

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Nov 1 15:18

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oh okay then. well if you cant get around the long URL then no worries, the service is call privateimage after all :P

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Nov 1 15:23

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idea: you should get yourself listed on various knowledgebases and maybe make a dread post too, and also privacyguide and privacytools, make a reddit post as well. once you get a lot of traffic, you can use that to get sponsers who can advertise their service or social on the front page. like XmrBazaar does.

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I looked into this further, and I need to correct what I said earlier: the improvement is possible, but only for hotlink. We can make hotlink urls ~half of today's length without compromising anything. I am implementing this, because it is true that too long links are jarring.

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Nov 1 18:45

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Yeah, I will advertise it further. Currently I advertise on Bitcointalk and here. I won't rather sell ads on this website, but I will probably advertise my other FOSS projects. Something like "check my other FOSS projects" banner with NullCart and maybe other projects.

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Nov 1 18:57

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awesome. i appreciate you taking constructive feedback. ill check back later and test it out too, or u can tell me when it's implemented so i can test it

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understood. i said all that because I'd definitely be interested in donating if it meant being listed on your frontpage, like a link to my profile, but only if you had a steady flow of traffic that you could show me. but im interested in donating anyway because i love your tool so much. ill get with you again later on it.

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I will post news and updates on this thread, so you can subscribe to be up to date. I rather won't be selling commercial ads, but donations are always welcome ❤️

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okay, if you are every willing to do donations in exchange for front page sponser links, let me know

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Nov 1 23:48

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brave browser windows 10.
I tried again uploaded a webp it spit as webp, uploaded a jpg it offers to save as jfif. Would be ideal if it were to preserve exact .jpg extension IMO. I know jfif and jpg are interchangeable, thought some software can still be iffy on intake about extensions.

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Url shortening update for hotlink just landed. I was able to reduce hotlink link size for around a half (part of the link after domain) without any compromises on images privacy or security. Now new hotlinks looks like this: https://privateimage.net/h/dNWssjvwVrKoyOLtSsH8-zk3Uy_oHNRb-WuHYxMWIWQ. Here is old hotlink for comparision https://privateimage.net/h/0c46b08b-106c-4319-8fc8-2fa0f4e8cbc2/nP9-OR91aBWC0d4pnziHVGNlmU4PC5Q4rWs1ChYxifA

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I will take a look into it.

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awesome. looks perfect

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Man nobswebdev is cranking out bangers one after the other. This is an incredibly useful site especially for here since the messenger doesn't support image hosting.

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haha I'm trying

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