Actually Private Streaming: Why a Shared Password Is Not Enough
'We only sent the password to invitees' - and within an hour it is in three WhatsApp groups. The difference between feeling private and being private.
Three levels of 'private', and only one passes the test
Level one: an unlisted link. Anyone holding the link watches, and the link travels with one tap of a share button. That is not protection; it is hope.
Level two: a shared password. Sounds better, but the password spreads exactly like the link, and there is no way to know which viewers were invited and which were not. When something leaks, there is no one to ask.
Level three: a personal grant per viewer. Each person gets their own code, entry is recorded under their name, and the system knows at any moment who is inside. Only at this level does the organizer have real control: to see, to disconnect, and to investigate after the fact.
How it works without burdening the viewer
The viewer receives a link and an 8-character code. Open, type, watch. No registration, no email, no app. The code is forgiving to type - uppercase or lowercase, zero or the letter O - everything is accepted.
Behind the scenes, each code is bound to exactly one broadcast and to the name the organizer gave. The same code does not open another broadcast, and revoking it disconnects the viewer within two minutes. Entering from a second device moves the viewing and disconnects the first - one session per code.
And when something leaks anyway - there is an address
Every viewer's screen carries a personal watermark with their name and identifier. A screen recording carries the recorder's signature. When a recording shows up where it should not, one query in the log reveals whose session it was.
That knowledge alone changes behavior: an audience that knows its copy is signed simply does not share. That is the real goal - not to catch afterwards, but to have nothing to catch.
Questions fréquentes
Personal code or shared code - which is better?
For a family event with dozens of identified viewers - personal codes. For a larger, more open audience such as a community class - a shared code, sometimes alongside personal codes for honorees. Both can be combined in one broadcast.
A viewer forgot their code - what now?
Issue a new code in one click and revoke the old one. Nothing changes for the other viewers.
Does the system lock out a viewer who mistypes?
No. Lockouts after failed attempts are an easy way to keep a grandmother from watching. Protection against code guessing happens server-side, without hurting the legitimate viewer.
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