File sharing is virtual sharing system of private or public files. It allows a user in a network to access a file for example a word document, with certain levels of privilege. It allows multiple users to access the file with permission to view, edit or modify it. Users at different levels can be granted different levels of permission based upon their position. P2P or Peer to Peer file sharing is s system that allows users to share content with other users who run the same p2p software on their computer system. It allows users to share music, movies, games and other paid software with users for free of cost. It helps to channel digital content across the internet from one user to another all around the globe. The article "The BitTorrent Effect" by Clive Thompson explains how one of the biggest P2P software called BitTorrent works. It is the biggest torrent software that allows users to download any kind of digital content over the air using an internet connection. It is also vulnerable as hackers can easily gain access to computer risking enormous amount of confidential data. There also enormous other P2P software available in the market such as LimeWire, Kazaa, eMule and various other. It is almost impossible to impose restrictions on all of these software out there in the market.
https://www.wired.com/2005/01/bittorrent-2/
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