Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security
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Date: Jul 29 2009 - 10:00am - 2:00pm
Inadvertent File Sharing Over Peer-To-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and Jeopardizes National Security
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
10:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2554
The hearing will examine the dangers associated with peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, including the problem of inadvertent file sharing and the privacy and security risks associated with the use of LimeWire software.
Witness List:
Mr. Mark Gorton
Chairman
The Lime Group
Mr. Robert Boback
Chief Executive Officer
Tiversa, Inc.
Mr. Thomas D. Sydnor, II
Senior Fellow & Director
Center for the Study of Digital Property
The Progress and Freedom Foundation
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