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[Star Wars A New Hope] Why didn't princess Leia just email the secret plans to the rebel alliance?

With technology being able to transmit 3d images (holograms) in real time, was it that hard to send a file, let's say 1 gig in size, through some sort of communication device?
gpt
The file would be way more than just one gig - it's a 3D model with full scale plans of a battlestation that's 120 kilometers in diameter.

Bear in mind also that the Empire was on high alert that the plans had been stolen, and the HoloNet (the equivalent to the Internet/TV) had been locked down to all non-Imperial broadcasts. Theoretically a slicer could get a channel open on it, but it'd be found quickly especially if there was a data stream the size of what the Death Star plans would be.