Now researchers have found out that it neither provides security nor privacy.
In fact they have warned users against snycing and sending sensitive and confidential information over BitTorrent Sync.
Sync gets its speed from the BitTorrent protocol on which it was built and it is fast.
Growing Popularity
As of August 2014, the popularity of the service has grown far and wide.
The fact that it does not need a subscription fee hasnt been a blockade in its spread.
Files are never duplicated on to third-party servers.
Every connection is encrypted and secured against prying eyes, BitTorrent had said.
The tech specs even added, Sync was designed with privacy and security in mind.
So your data remains perfectly safe and sound.
Your peer list provides you a record of all the devices youve shared with.
If Amazon gets hacked, security of whole BTsync architecture is compromised.
And for good reason, weve built it that way.
To address the main points made in the studys conclusion:
Hope that assures the BitTorrent Sync users.
source: www.techworm.net
