People who use popular file-sharing software at home, in school and in the workplace to download music and videos are likely to expose their own personal and corporate data stored on their computers’ hard drives. The ability of peer-to-peer software to hunt for and grab personal and corporate information is now raising concerns by government and military agencies worried that these file-sharing programs could pose threats to national security.
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The Shrouded Sharing Shenanigans of P2P Programs
Posted by: Jack M. Germain June 14, 2007 04:00 AMPeople who use popular file-sharing software at home, in school and in the workplace to download music and videos are likely to expose their own personal and corporate data stored on their computers’ hard drives. The ability of peer-to-peer software to hunt for and grab personal and corporate information is now raising concerns by government and military agencies worried that these file-sharing programs could pose threats to national security.