P2p File Sharing

The Information Age brings with it a plethora of avenues and opportunities in information provisioning, key enabler being technology and its rapid advancement over the years which have facilitated storing and processing data on an Exabyte level. It has transformed the dynamic of information provisioning and processing in every industry. Physical space has become less relevant, information is ubiquitous, social relations and interactions have matured. File sharing, is the ability to transfer files from one computer through the internet onto another computer or device that has an operating system installed on. On the other hand, P2P sharing, is almost like the same as file sharing but its transfering one file from one computer onto another amongst your peers According to the article "digital pirates winning battle with studios" "People have swaped illegal copies of songs, television shows and movies on the Internet for years. The slow download process, often using a peer-to-peer technology called BitTorrent, required patience and a modicum of sophistication by users. Now, users do not even have to download. Using a search engine, anyone can find free copies of movies, still in theaters, in a matter of minutes. Classic TV, like every “Seinfeld” episode ever produced, is also free for the streaming. " This is bad because instead of purchasing the products, its, instead being shared for free without the owner getting compensated.

Edward Snowden’s revelation of the NSA Surveillance Activities, Exploitation of Snapchat images, ability to purchase credit card information, the private information revealed in social media websites, there is a growing concern for autonomy and democracy from this loss of privacy.