Re: Kazaa for the Web?

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon &
Hannah<rMslade () shaw ca> wrote:

> The future of cloud computing just got foggier.
>
> A new feature in Opera's browser aims to turn every Web client into a Web
> server.
>  Maybe.  File sharing, at least.
>
> http://vip.itworldcanada.com/t?ctl=53EC3:46C72B916E3085486D78A7221C7A6
> B4D&&p=CI&sub=7345
>
> In terms of availability, this sounds possible, although the backend
> stuff (and the article doesn't seem to talk about that) might still need
> some work.  (Maintaining DNS tables, domain names, all that sort of
> thing.)
>
> In terms of confidentiality, I shudder.
>
> (Interestingly, Opera doesn't seem to be saying anything about this
> themselves: http://www.opera.com/browser/next/  )

I call it "The Coming of The 'Opera Unite' Botnet".  :-)

See also:
http://www.betanews.com/article/How-secure-is-Opera-Unite/1245176152

- - ferg


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