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P2P Not Dead, Just Hiding

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hunting-wabbits dept.

adavies42 writes "Contrary to media reports, P2P is not dying (PDF); it's just becoming harder to detect. In a paper for CAIDA, the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, researchers present evidence that the supposed decline in P2P traffic is actually due to a decline in easy-to-track protocols as those that change port numbers on a regular basis become more popular."

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  1. we arent free! by KingPunk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    the day that corporate interest in america and other
    equal nations dies off, is the day that hell will freeze over.
    its unbelieveable what legslaion will pass, in favor of corporations
    and its even worse when they use propaganda
    to influence it that much more.

    end.arguement(); fin