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Throughout the last couple of years, the word “file-sharing” has become a big issue in cyberspace. ... The problem existed in 1999 when Napster first came out as music file-sharing program. ... Following the trend of Napster, there have been many software programs such as Kazaa, Morpheus, Gnutella, Limeware, Bearshare, Grokster, Napigator, and many more, created for the purpose of online file sharing. Millions of people, use these file-sharing programs not only to “copy and download free music, but also find pictures, video clips, pirated software and documents from millions of others who open their computers to a virtual network (Beauprez, 1).”
The leaking of critical personal information evolve around file sharing is seriously dangerous. ... Good first learned about the risks of file sharing in June, when his brother complained that his computer was too slow. Good said his brother was sharing everything on his hard drive with the 85 million users of Kazaa file-sharing program. ... A recent search using key words such as account #, and credit card on Kazaa turned up a number of documents from corporate and personal computers. ...
There also are many consequences regarding file sharing that can severely affect you in the long run. When you are downloading anything using file-sharing programs such as Kazaa, Bearshare, Limeware, Gnutella, or Morpheus, you are exposed. Since the existence of online file sharing, the recording industry has been using programs like Copyright Agent and Media Tracker to discern who is downloading what and when.
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