How often have you had a tax document, contract, application, assignment, will, or some other type of document that contained sensitive information -- but that you still had to share with someone? That document might contain your Social Security number, bank account, or other information -- which could be disastrous if the wrong person got their hands on it. But because you found yourself in a situation where you had to send the document, you might have simply emailed it, assuming it was the safest route.

It's not.

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Email can be intercepted. And, if not encrypted, it can be easily read by anyone. That's why, when you need to send such data, you should use a more secure method of transmission. One such method is via theBitwarden password manager , which includes a feature called Bitwarden Send.

Bitwarden Send allows you to securely send either files or texts in such a way that it not only encrypts the contained information but also enables only those with the associated link to access the file. Even better, you can configure the send such that it:

• is only available for X number of days
• can expire after X number of days
• can only be accessed X number of times
• can be further protected by a password
• can hide your email address from recipients

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You can attach any file type you want to a Send, such as documents, spreadsheets, images, videos, text files, databases