Advances in Decentralized Peer Networks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday December 6, 2002 @07:46AM from the more-systems-slip-through-your-fingers dept.

PureFiction writes "Peer networks are gaining some attention these days given advances in much more decentralized search architectures and swarming distribution networks. Research has indicated that these decentralized networks are resistant to legal and technological attacks. The continued proliferation of broadband and wireless networking will ensure pervasive deployment of distributed peer networking infrastructure that will drive significant innovations in personal and community digital communications services."

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Easy - Freenet by Sanity · 2002-12-06 08:37 · Score: 5, Informative

Freenet is being used, among many other things, to distribute information in China to people who couldn't get it any other way. It is also being used in this country to distribute censored information about the Church of Scientology, and in the UK to distribute information censored under the official secrets act.
It is early days yet, but at least this demonstrates the type of things it can be useful for.