P2P File Sharing

P2P stand for peer to peer and it is a computing network where each computer can act as a client or server to send or receive data. People can share any kind of files through p2p like there is no limitation. Some of the most famous p2p application are bitTorrent and Foxy . According to the article "The bittorrent effect" bitTorrent is one of the most successful p2p application out there and about 1/3 of the internet data sent is by bitTorrent. Lots of illegal activity are done through p2p such as sharing movies, copyright material and private files.