GigaTribe

Original author(s)GigaTribe company
Initial release2005
Stable release
3.06.013 / Feb 19, 2024
Operating systemWindows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ Mac/ Linux
Size~50.6 Mb
Available in(fr), (en), (de), (es), (it), (pt)
TypeFriend-to-friend peer-to-peer file sharing
Websitewww.gigatribe.com

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "GigaTribe brings private P2P sharing to U.S." CNET News. November 17, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  2. ^ Susan Brenner (June 25, 2010). "Gigatribe and the 4th Amendment".
  3. ^ smarty (May 8, 2015). "Gigatribe launches into collaborative storage with GiGa.GG". Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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