Leaf Networks: ‘Consumer’ VPNs

Sarah Perez article, brought to you using rss feeds. I found it informative and I think you will too.
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What if you could share not just selected files and folders, but your entire network with a group of trusted friends? Leaf Networks software lets you do just that. The Leaf Networks software establishes a connection between your network and those of your friends, allowing the sharing of network-attached devices, PCs, even game consoles and Tivos, and all the content that resides upon them. It’s not “all-or-nothing” sharing, though. Leaf users can choose whether or not they want to share drives or folders with others. It’s similar to a VPN, but if you want to get technical, Jeff Capone, the company’s founder and chief executive explains,“It’s not quite a VPN, but more like an Internet-based bridge between networks.”  I say it’s like home networking on the WAN (wide-area network) level.
During the program’s beta, 25,000 users signed up to test it out and now that the service has officially launched, [...]

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