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.
Earlier this week an anti-piracy developer called Dominic told TorrentFreak that after pitching his product to the entertainment industries (including the MPAA, IFPI and various studios) they showed no interest. Disappointed, Dominic transformed his pla …
With more than 1,700,000 registered members, Smartorrent is undoubtedly the largest French torrent site on the Internet. Founded in 2005, the site still adds a further 2,500 members every day and pulls in well over 100,000 unique visitors during the same p …
With nearly a million torrents featuring a massive 343,203 artists, What.cd is without a doubt the largest private BitTorrent tracker dedicated to sharing music. At any given point in time more than 5 million peers are using the site’s tracker, making it o …
Sick and tired of the anti-piracy actions of large corporate entities, this weekend saw the angry hordes of 4chan coordinate DDoS attacks against the websites of both the MPAA and RIAA generating dozens of news stories and worldwide attention. Although …
Over the last year, TorrentFreak has covered the controversies surrounding the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) extensively. ISPs don’t want it, many MPs don’t want it, the legal profession doesn’t think it’s legal and over 20,000 people have emailed their elec …
This week, Jeffrey Weaver, a lawyer for U.S. Copyright Group, proudly announced that the company would be bringing the mass-litigation model against alleged BitTorrent users to the United States. “We’re creating a revenue stream and monetizing the e …
Around seven years ago when pressure was first starting to form against the then-fledgling BitTorrent scene, attitudes were pretty much as they are now. “They’ll never stop it, we’ll always find a way,” cried the masses grabbing music, movies and software …
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A selection of some TorrentFreak's classics dug up from our archives.
Continuing a long-standing New Year's tradition, we present an up-to-date list of the world's most visited...
Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...
With anti-piracy outfits and dubious law-firms policing BitTorrent swarms at an increasing rate, many Bittorrent users...
With the entertainment industries lobbying for increased powers to spy on BitTorrent users, many downloaders are...
BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...