Sometimes we have to send sensitive information online. Stuff like PIN numbers and passwords that we don’t really want sitting in the recipients email folders forever. So how do we send one of those “This message will self destruct in 5… 4… 3…” notes like in Mission Impossible?

It’s easy with Privnote. Privnote is one of those super-simple “Why didn’t I think of that?” web services. I use it when I need to send info that I don’t want filed away on an email server for the next 50 years. Over the last few months Privnote has earned a permanent bookmark in my browser’s “Web Tools” folder.

If you want to send a Privnote, just go to Privnote.com, type up your message and hit “Create Note”. It will provide you with a secure URL you can mail to whomever you want. The url links to your note, which is will be destroyed after it has been read. It’s fast, simple and helpful. Just a like a good web-app should be. (And it’s free.)