Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
This week there are three newcomers in our chart. John Carter is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the …
This week there are four newcomers in our chart. 21 Jump Street is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in t …
This week there are three newcomers in our chart. This Means War is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in …
Flava Works, Inc v. Gunter is an ongoing case involving an adult studio plaintiff and a user-submitted video links/video embedding site. It has become so important that some of the world’s leading Internet companies such as Google and Facebook, rights …
GayTorrent.ru, one of the largest gay torrent trackers appears to have shut down. The homepage has been … and will have to find a new home to share their seeds. GayTorrent.ru follows a slew of other sites that went down in recent weeks, …
… to die so that we can legalize filesharing, marijuana, gay marriage, etc. and then get on with our …
… the original complaint, which clearly stated that GayTorrents.ru shared personal information of the uploader with the studio. Those in the know realized that GayTorrents.ru (with an S) doesn’t exist, but GayTorrent.ru (without an S) does. Many users of the latter site therefore …
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