‘Secure’ OnShare p2p beta
p2pnet.net News:- Britain’s ZGroup now has the beta of Onshare, a free p2p file sharing service it promises is secure, online.
OnShare lets users, “reach into friends’ computer, grab whatever they want, “and use it just as if it were on your own computer,” says the site. “And, if you have more than one computer, you can easily share between them wherever they are in the world.
“With OnShare, your friends appear as drives on your computer, meaning you can access their shared files directly from within Windows.”
p2pnet had a few questions for Onshare. And here they are, together with the company’s responses:
p2pnet: TestBed says, “According to a greyed-out advert in the software, unlimited transfers will cost £2 per month.” Is that accurate?
OnShare: No, OnShare is a FREE software tool.
p2pnet: OnShare means file sharing, with all that implies, so have you been in touch with any of the software or entertainment companies for their reactions?
OnShare: No, we have not
p2pnet: If you haven’t, will you?
OnShare: Possibly, even though right now we are not concerned about them at all. OnShare is different from any common file sharing products and we believe that the software does not lend itself to illegal file sharing really (which usually involves heavy mp3 sharing). From our point of view entertainment companies have other problems than OnShare (they would not try to start battling email or usb sticks, even though content can be exchanged via those means! Same principle applies to onshare.)
p2pnet: You say, “No-one else can view your files or see what you are chatting about.” The RIAA, MPAA, and other trade organizations, use various agencies to find alleged copyright infingers. Is OnShare immune to them as well?
OnShare: Yes. OnShare traffic is 2048 bit encrypted and makes it therefore impossible (it would take a couple of hundred years to crack the encryption) to intercept or decipher traffic. Also, OnShare traffic appears as normal http we traffic, so even ISP`s could not tell what users are exchanging.
p2pnet: Right now it’s apparently good only for Windows. Will you be making Linux and Apple versions?
OnShare: We will eventually be releasing an apple version, but have not put out a roadmap and timing as to when that version will be launched.
Stay tuned.
Also See:
Associated Press – Jury hears lawsuit claiming Microsoft violated Iowa’s competition laws, December 1, 2006
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