Mute: New P2p Technology Promises Privacy

[DudeAsInCool]

Go to the website, here:

http://mute-net.sourceforge.net/index.shtml

[Shawn]

I have my doubts.

1. if it works, it has to be dead slow
2. how many people want to be the first to fight in court to prove it wasn't them downloading that tune?
3. sooner or later the RIAA will come up with a system to suck users in, and I don't want to be the first to bite the bullet

[DudeAsInCool]

My tech bud says this is the real deal.

[HolyMoly]

My tech bud says this is the real deal.

Your tech bud may be right. Their explanation of how MUTE works, especially the last part, sounds exactly like the way Filetopia works ... by encrypting your output. The RIAA would, in essence, have to own every other node in your local network to pin you down. This is especially timely in light of the recent court decision which will force the RIAA to file "John Doe" subpoenas. This would be the RIAA's worst nightmare ... to potentially file lawsuits against your node "neighbors" who might not be guilty of sharing files at all ... and wait for the "countersuits" to start piling up.

[method77]

the only thing that can prevent somebody to find you is REAL privacy. That is offered only in DC (private hubs), fileshare (same), Filetopia (same), waste (same) and other similar network. You and people you know ONLY.

Edited December 20, 2003 by method77