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AllPeers, the private file-sharing extension for Firefox, has added full support for BitTorrent. Although AllPeers has always supported BitTorrent transfers of its own files (i.e. the files you share through your account) the new features effectively make [AllPeers][3] a BitTorrent client.
AllPeers made our 10 Best [list of Firefox add-ons][4] a while back. The browser extension lets users build ad hoc, private P2P file-sharing networks between groups of friends running the client.
It's dead simple to use -- you just drag a folder or file you want to share into the extension's sidebar pane, and it's sharable on your private network. There's encrypted chat built in, too, so you can talk privately about what to share next.
Unlike your standard BitTorrent client, the AllPeers network is completely private with all sharing done between authorized peers.
Couple that will full BitTorrent support and you effectively have a ready-to-go darknet, which, with more and more torrent trackers facing legal threats, may up the appeal of AllPeers for some users.
Ars Technica [asked][2] AllPeers co-founder and CTO Matthew Gertner about the darknet potential but Gertner downplayed that aspect saying his company "doesn't encourage customers to share copyrighted content and that longer-term, his vision is to provide a 'viable, legal alternative' for content providers."
Sounds like a pretty good party line, but as [Digg has discovered][1], users don't always toe the party line the way CTOs do.
[1]: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/05/kevin_rose_if_w.html
[2]: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070725-full-bittorrent-support-offline-sharing-coming-to-allpeers.html
[3]: http://www.allpeers.com/
[4]: http://blog.wired.com/wiredphotos37/2007/05/allpeers.html
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