Jun 23
NICT have developed a scary system that allows them to track files being exchanged along peer-to-peer networks.
They first locate the supernode and from there get information about smaller node groupings. The system lets you search for files and refine movements of data down to IP address and exact time. It can even trace files that have been altered and re-sent, and ones that are exchanged from one network to another. The oldest node in the chain is the person who originally uploaded the file…and potentially committed piracy.
NICT is currently only “investigating” files being exchanged inside Japan but surely it’s simply just a matter of time before governments and corporations start using the system. You have been warned!
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