Protecting a file from accidentally being sent.

[Owen Thomas]

A bit OT perhaps, but I'm using Firefox when I apply for jobs. There may be
things I can do there... (?)

On 2 May 2018 at 19:41, Owen Thomas <owen.paul.thomas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hellooo...
>
> I regularly apply for jobs, and regularly see where the advertiser asks
> for a CV in the form of a file, does not place a restriction on the type of
> file it is asking for. The file selection window opens, and I can select
> any file from my desktop (the place where I keep my CV as well as other
> files - ones I definitely don't want to send).
>
> i don't think I have ever sent a file I definitely don't want to send, but
> sometimes I have had to catch myself before I did. Short of removing the
> worrying file from my desktop, is there any other way I can protect a file
> on my desktop from being accidentally sent in this way?
>
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