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It seems like every other day we hear a news story about a major site being hacked and users' information and passwords being stolen. A new service called onetimesecret.com won't stop hackers but it will make a common thing we all do much more secure.

How often do you have to send passwords, logins, or other sensitive information via email or IM? All the time, right? Well, onetimesecret.com is an ingenious way of making that task much more secure.

How does it work?

• Instead of sending your friend your password clear as day in an email or IM, go to https://onetimesecret.com/, type in the special link, password, or really anything!
• It creates a unique URL that is only available once to send to whomever needs the information. That's right, you can only visit the URL once - ever!
• On top of that, the link itself expires after two days.
• Did I mention it's free?

This incredibly simple but extremely powerful tool is a huge step for internet security. No more sending passwords or any sensitive information in email or IM that can persist forever and you have no idea who could have access to it in the future.

Got a great tool to help keep your info secure online? Share in the comments!

Tony Guzmán is a Project Manager at EchoDitto.

Photo from Jan Tik, via Creative Commons