More news today relating
to the RIAA's announcement that they're going
to sue hundreds of people using file-sharing software. Savannah lets us know that according to Slyck News, file-sharing software
Morpheus will use proxies to anonymize users on its network:
protect user identities. Starting next week Morpheus will enable users to use a list of public proxy servers. Proxy servers enable the users IP address to be cloaked as the proxy server that sits between P2P users. It seems that StreamCast will not operate proxy servers themselves but will redirect users to existing ones. Meanwhile iMesh have said that they will be using the music industries tactic of spoofing to make detection of users more difficult. They will "plant decoy computers from fake locations that trade non-existent files". These latest moves by iMesh and StreamCast follow moves by Blubster. Blubster have removed the ability to view all the files that a user shares and other measures. While P2P tools that protect identities such as FileTopia and EarthStation 5 have been gaining popularity in recent weeks. |
Let's just hope that the techniques, used by the various
programs, to hide a person's identity on a file-sharing network
really work. You can be sure that the RIAA won't be fooled that
easily.
Source: Slyck News
