Since the FBI announced that megaupload had been closed due to the illegal content they were providing to their users, I have seen a lots of complains, articles speaking about alternatives, and anonymous attacks against multiple websites such as Justin Bieber, but what is the impact on my life ?

 

Since 2005 i was used to exchange files and download (legal) files via megaupload, and now I will have to use another way to exchange my files. I used megaupload at least 4 to5 times a day, but hopefully as an IT Security Student I never trusted megaupload and never upload personal, or private content.  But I can imagine that some people did and they lost almost everything (if it was their only backup) which I think it’s funny (but only because I’m evil).

But with the closing of megaupload, and the deletion of all the illagal content on all the other websites (videobb) I’m pretty sure that many people will have much more time to spend on fancy cool stuff they never did anymore since 2005.

 

  • Discovering the television again 
  • Reading Books
  • Programming a new megaWhatEverWebsite 
  • Join the Anonymous to help with the #OpMegaupload
  • Learn to hack to become Hacktivists
  • Wait 2 years before the next episode of chuck arrives in the UK
and many other fancy things.
I will probably continue to live my life until I find a descent replacement to megaupload to download (legal …) content and to store the files that I have to exchange with my friends.
So basically the world will continue to turn (until December as the mayas said)  but we will have to change our « download » habits.