A system for electronically sharing private documents using document pointers is disclosed. The system includes a processor and memory storing one or more programs comprising computer instructions for execution by the processor. A pointer database electronically coupled to the processor for storing a pointer to a document associated with a user and stored on a repository device of a plurality of repository devices remote from the server system, wherein the pointer comprises a unique identifier of the document and an associated location of that document on the repository device. A network communications interface electronically coupled to the processor is configured to electronically receive via a computer network, from a client device associated with the user, an electronic authorization to share the document with a recipient third-party device of a plurality of recipient third-party devices remote from the client device, and, in response to the electronic request, transmit an information package including the pointer to the document to one of the client device, the repository, or the third-party device to facilitate the sharing of the document stored on the repository device with the recipient third-party device, wherein the information package is encrypted using an encryption key.
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