“It’s not,” Leo said. “And you know it. The NSA’s new satellite constellation can read a license plate from low earth orbit. But that’s not the scary part, Senator. The scary part is that I’m not the government. I’m a freelancer. I bought this ten-second clip from a hacker in Minsk for eight thousand dollars in Monero.”

As file-sharing becomes more prevalent and video quality standards rise—specifically with the ubiquity of content—the intersection of graymail and large media files presents unique challenges for cybersecurity and productivity.