People with the interest, time and knowledge can enter your computer and do way more than browse a host.

I'm just thinking of all the REGULAR Joes that probably conform the majority of the network, who ask things like this.

We get this question every day, I think the users want this option for the next LimeWire. It's not a matter of security, but having a feeling of privacy, and also fairness.

See what the guy says, and this is what I feel when I can't browse a host, I know it's probably cause of network issues that you can browse them, but this guy had no clue about it, the first thing you might think of when you see that message on the screen is... "Am I browsable?" "How do I turn it off?" "Wow, how did he turn it off?" "Dear LimeWire, how do I turn off Browse Host?"

it's just a matter of being able to close your door to regular people, burglars will break in to your house If they really want something.