New P2P Client Adds Darknet for File Sharing

jmke · 6th March 2009, 17:04

The new version of P2P client LimeWire—now at version 5.1.1—has been in the news lately for a feature that makes it simple for even the newbiest newb to create a "darknet." Nothing here is technically ground-breaking, but LimeWire's massive install base means that millions of users now have a secure and simple way to share files with each other and no one else.

Darknets are going mainstream, something that could make it more difficult than ever for rights-holders hoping to monitor public P2P networks in order to pick off offenders. That process, already difficult enough, could get a lot harder as such tools migrate out from the geekerati.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...ion-of-p2p.ars

6th March 2009, 17:04	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	New P2P Client Adds Darknet for File Sharing The new version of P2P client LimeWire—now at version 5.1.1—has been in the news lately for a feature that makes it simple for even the newbiest newb to create a "darknet." Nothing here is technically ground-breaking, but LimeWire's massive install base means that millions of users now have a secure and simple way to share files with each other and no one else. Darknets are going mainstream, something that could make it more difficult than ever for rights-holders hoping to monitor public P2P networks in order to pick off offenders. That process, already difficult enough, could get a lot harder as such tools migrate out from the geekerati. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/n...ion-of-p2p.ars __________________

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