Seems to me like a way for companies to save on bandwidth by putting that bandwidth expense on the consumer…. We should be given to the option to opt out of this method of delivery and given a proper explanation, such as the one in this article, as to how the delivery method works. I just feel like it should be given as an option when installing software, similar to how we are asked if we want to allow data to be collected for quality assurance purposes.
May be some big companies can save a lot of traffic data, but on my home computer akamai. By installing NetSession, you are allowing Akamai to use your idle bandwidth to upload files to other Akamai users.
And since bandwidth usage varies from second to second, that info must be sent up to Akamai a lot. What other information does Akamai capture?
I could not find any specifics on their site. So if you install NetSession, you will be joining a peer-to-peer network, and allowing Akamai to deliver files from your computer at times when Akamai deems you to be utilizing your bandwidth minimally. I also have a security concern about the files I am receiving from NetSession. Nonetheless, many PC users are reluctant to grant a program they know nothing about access to their computer.
You will be prompted to download and install Akamai when you send a request to download a file served by this system. In addition to the software being pre-installed on your desktop or laptop, it is just as common to find this software bundled with other software programs. The main intention of the software is to enhance your downloads by improving speed, reliability, and efficiency. There is no need to worry. Akamai does not infect your computer with spyware, adware, or a virus. Another function of Akamai is to monitor some features relating to your usage.
Perhaps you might consider the monitoring feature an undesirable activity and want to uninstall it from your computer. In the event, you find Akamai in any other folder, then you should consider it malware. Run your antivirus scan immediately. Akamai Netsession Client allows a seamless transfer between games that have the same files you are updating to. It acts as a doorway into a virtual storage location from which your computer transfers to and from. Even NASA uses it. This will show you which programs are using it and how much data is actually being used, and from here you have some control over what it is doing.
People whining about paying for additional bandwidth, pffffft. The only question for the average user here is what to allow, and no matter how hard I look I can't find a reliable source that actually sensibly answers the question with good logical reasoning.
Personally I don't feel threatened at all by Akamai, I understand what it is doing and why, and their customer list speaks volumes about their responsibilities, so I have allowed both public and private access. Sounds like OnTech is just being cautious. Sounds like you are employed by Akamai.
I am blocking! I don't think I've taken anything out of context. I'm describing what NetSession does. You're right that Akamai's primary purpose is to serve their clients' data. I think is less clear that if you have NetSession enabled, Akamai is using your computer to send their clients' data to other computers on the Internet.
Akamai is saving money by offloading some of the load from their servers to desktops running NetSession. The list of clients shows that Akamai is not fly-by-night, but those clients are organizations that are paying Akamai to host their data, not companies that have installed NetSession to allow Akamai to host other people's data on their desktops.
But I still have some problems with NetSession:. Desktop computers with NetSession are doing some of that serving, but the owners of those computers are not being compensated. You may call that efficiency, but some might call it theft.
Granted, if Akamai paid NetSession users, it would probably be a tiny amount of money, since they don't put much strain on each desktop computer, but to me, it's of like I have a corner of my yard that I never use, and my local grocery store starts using it as a vegetable garden.
I may not even notice the garden out there, but on principle, it seems like they should get my OK, and maybe compensate me.
In the garden analogy, it's like my grocery store does deliveries, and hidden in the terms and conditions for the delivery service is a paragraph giving them the right to grow veggies in unused portions of my yard. I'd want to know how the store was ensuring that the produce was safe, since some back yards are contaminated. I'm not happy to know that some of the files I download are coming from computers outside of Akamai's control, and I can't tell which files.
I'm sure Akamai takes steps to ensure the safety of the data, but it's still less secure than data on Akamai's servers. But NetSession turns my desktop into a server without even telling me. Serving as a conduit for other people's files makes my desktop less secure. Not you? Save information for future comments. This article covers: Topics: internet windows Was this page helpful?
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