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’ ...

The recent announcement by the FTC that sensitive information from nearly 100 organizations had been compromised through peer-to-peer file-sharing networks underscores the risks of this technology.

File-sharing through the dozens of software piracy mills on the Internet and well-known peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, Morpheus, iMesh, eDonkey, Gnutella, LimeWire and Grokster accounts for ...

It’ s the last thing P2P File-Sharing Network proponents needed to hear: The Federal Trade Commission this week sent letters to almost 100 organizations that personal information, including sensitive ...

The Washington Post published an alarming story today about the risk to company computer networks from employees who visit file sharing sites to acquire music, software or videos for personal use.

Most P2P software turns file sharing on by default as soon as the software is installed. This means that others may access materials on your computer without your knowledge, whether you have given ...

Dean Hendrix, senior assistant librarian for the Health Sciences Library, leads workshops on the topic of peer-to-peer file sharing for the Teaching and Learning Center. Yes, in file-sharing ...

More and more people are using peer-to-peer (P2P) software to move information across the Internet. Although it has useful applications, P2P technology can be a dangerous thing. P2P programs enable ...

A presentation Friday in New York revealed the results of the tests, conducted with the collaboration of Pando Networks, a peer-assisted content delivery service provider, and Yale University, which ...

Why it matters: There are a lot of risks associated with peer-to-peer file sharing that justifiably concern US universities. These networks can lead to security issues, they consume a lot of bandwidth ...

A recent government report says that the old adage “buyer beware” now even applies to those who are not technically buying anything at all. Despite the reputation of “free” downloads, much of the ...

A Web site owner who deceptively claimed that users of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs who joined his Web site would be able to transfer copyrighted materials without violating the law has ...