GigaTribe
GigaTribe is a peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Originally developed in France (2005), its American version was launched in November 2008. It offers free and paid versions; with the paid version users may restrict access to their encrypted files to a group of trusted friends.
| Original author(s) | GigaTribe company |
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| Initial release | 2005 |
| Stable release | 3.06.003 / Apr 29, 2020
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| Operating system | Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8 Mac Linux |
| Size | ~50.6 Mb |
| Available in | (fr), (en), (de), (es), (it), (pt) |
| Type | Friend-to-friend peer-to-peer file sharing |
| Website | www |
In 2010, a U.S. federal judge ruled that reasonable expectation of privacy does not extend to GigaTribe file-sharing. In the case, an informant gave police access to his GigaTribe friends' files, and child pornography was subsequently discovered.
After some time, in 2015, GigaTribe announced collaborative storage with "GiGa.GG". They created a cloud service with a capability of sharing files with anyone by uploading them on the servers of the company. The amount of storage in free accounts was limited by 100 GB at first, but then, GiGa.GG decided to switch to a paid distribution model. Now, it is available to purchase an account with 100 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB (1.99 €, 5.99 € and 9.99 € respectively) with a possibility to get a free account for a month.