On May 15, the Committee on Government Reform held a hearing titled “Overexposed: The Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks.” Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Associate Director Alan Davidson’s testimony presented a two-pronged position – privacy and digital rights: “A broad public education effort and better software practices are needed in order to inform people about the risks of file sharing while preserving the benefits of this valuable technology.”
Also see Peer-To-Peer Systems Can Create Privacy Risks for more information.