Everything you need to know about peer to peer networks and what they are actually used for ...

It wasn’t created to be controversial, of course -- it was created for peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. But what’s important to remember is intended use and actual use aren’t always the same ...

Using PacketShaper technology from IT firm Packeteer, the university has prevented most peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic ... was being used by unsanctioned downloads, before the new system was installed.

Long ago, peer-to-peer (P2P) software allowed users to download movies, software and much more from each other’s computers. It wasn’t the same decentralized internet that the world is building ...