It wasn’t created to be controversial, of course -- it was created for peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. But what’s important to remember is intended use and actual use aren’t always the same ...

A Bergen County man has admitted to distributing and possessing images of child sexual abuse, federal authorities ...

Torrenting, or P2P (peer-to-peer) file sharing, is a convenient way to download large files quickly. But it isn’t without its risks. Not only is there the risk of accidentally downloading a ...

The concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) is becoming more and more important in networks, and P2P Internet applications such as Napster and Gnutella are widely popular. But what exactly is a peer-to-peer ...

More recently, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) required that universities provide their students with specific information about copyright, illegal file sharing, consequences, and ...

The FTC also advised the organizations to thoroughly examine and update their security policies regarding users' behavior online, particularly in regards to their use of P2P file sharing.

Darknets are distinct from other distributed P2P networks as sharing is anonymous (that is, IP addresses are not publicly shared), and therefore users can communicate with little fear of ...