Anonymous P2P network open to easy forensic attack. Exclusive The Freenet Project has been around since 2000. … Content that is illegal, whether rightly or wrongly, flows freely through the network, cached on thousands of computers worldwide.

What is Freenet used for?

Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant, anonymous communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver information, and has a suite of free software for publishing and communicating on the Web without fear of censorship.

Can ISP see Freenet?

They cannot tell from observing the network, but if the attacker knows what the encrypted version of the book looks like (something a three-letter agency is likely to know), they can inspect your computer’s Freenet cache (typically through black-bag cryptanalysis) to see if it contains a copy of it.