I can't restrict others from sharing my link, why not?

raeray_d

I don't like that when I send a link to someone, they can then share it. I've looked and researched and I cannot find a way to turn this off. I want to be able to send the link to someone, but then them Not be able to share that link with anyone else. I visited the link itself from a private browser to see what it looked like on the other end, and I saw an option in the top right corner to "share link." I do not want the person I send my link to, to be able to share it. I can't find a way to turn this off. Why is this not an option???? Thanks

Jay

Hi @raeray_d, thanks for messaging the Community!

 

This is the same with sending a URL to anyone on the internet, as the shared link is public, anyone can access it provided they know the exact link. You could add a password to the link, though again, there's nothing to stop that user from sharing the password to others.

 

Even if you were to share a file to someone's account directly, they could technically still share it from their own account, provided that they have the file.

 

If you have any further queries, feel free to message back.