ZDNet ran a story recently called Researchers create browser-based ‘darknet’ that sheds favorable light on computer manufacturer HP, and gives some credit to Google Chrome, Mozilla and Firefox. Evidently HP has come up with a browser-based darknet (Wikipedia – Darknet) that they have no intention of patenting, copyrighting or making into anything more than an open source their idea.

Advances in JavaScript engines, such as Google’s Chrome V8 and Mozilla’s TraceMonkey, have also helped make browser-based darknets possible, according to Wood. These engines allow browser-based communications to be set up quickly and encrypted. The Veiled darknet uses RSA public key cryptography, but any cryptography will work.

- ZDNet (Researchers create browser-based ‘darknet’)

So thank HP for getting the ball rolling and pushing the envelope with new browser advancements and the promise of simpler file sharing, but expect the open source community to have to actually write the code for the project since HP isn’t sharing code.

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Read ZDNet – Researchers create browser-based ‘darknet’
Read HP – Hello darknets, my old friend…
Read Slashdot – Researchers Build a Browser-Based Darknet