wraggster
October 21st, 2012, 14:18
The creators of Megaupload have vowed that its replacement will effectively be bullet proof.
US authorities ordered the closure (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-shut-by-us-piracy-officials/090072) of the file-sharing portal in January, but owners Kim Dotcom and Marthias Ortmann says that its replacement – simply called ‘Mega’ – will not be so easy to shift.
TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/new-megaupload-will-deflect-copyright-liability-and-become-raid-proof-121018/) reports that an AES algorithm will provide users with a unique description key that effectively allows them complete control of who can and cannot access the files in future.
A consequence of this is that Mega itself will have no knowledge or access to said files or their contents, thus deflecting any responsibility for potentially copyright infringing material.
A second security measure will see Mega hosting servers in a number of different countries. If police action leads to the closure of one set, the data will not be lost and users can simply access it from a different server.
US authorities ordered the closure (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/megaupload-shut-by-us-piracy-officials/090072) of the file-sharing portal in January, but owners Kim Dotcom and Marthias Ortmann says that its replacement – simply called ‘Mega’ – will not be so easy to shift.
TorrentFreak (http://torrentfreak.com/new-megaupload-will-deflect-copyright-liability-and-become-raid-proof-121018/) reports that an AES algorithm will provide users with a unique description key that effectively allows them complete control of who can and cannot access the files in future.
A consequence of this is that Mega itself will have no knowledge or access to said files or their contents, thus deflecting any responsibility for potentially copyright infringing material.
A second security measure will see Mega hosting servers in a number of different countries. If police action leads to the closure of one set, the data will not be lost and users can simply access it from a different server.