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.
Whether it be a virus, trojan horse or worm, adware, badware or scamware, most Internet users are familiar with the notion that some software available online can do harm to both them and their computer. These days people are becoming more cautious and sav …
As became clear during June, former TVShack.net operator Richard O’Dwyer is facing the fight of his life to stop his extradition to the United States for running a media linking site. Today we hand over TorrentFreak to Julia O’Dwyer, Richard’s mother. A …
In February, a secret meeting of the European Union’s Law Enforcement Work Party (LEWP) resulted in a worrying proposal. To deal with illicit sites on the Internet, the group suggested the adoption of a China-like firewall to block websites deemed ‘i …
In mid-2001, a new David Bowie album was scheduled for release. Titled ‘Toy’, the LP contained some of Bowie’s earliest work but following some kind of dispute at record label Virgin, it remained unreleased. Three days ago, however, Bowie fans worldwide …
This is a guest post by TorrentFreak reader cjd, aka Caleb. According to a newly leaked document the “3 strikes” mafia are at it again. Following on the ACTA debacle, they have again been been working secretly on a new global anti-piracy plan. Of course …
While religions such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam lean heavily on spectacular resurrections from many hundreds of years ago, the mere mortal scriptwriters of the modern entertainment industry like to use the concept in their stories too. In this d …
Writing about the Warez Scene and private BitTorrent trackers always has the potential to ruffle the feathers of a passionate sub-section of the file-sharing community. Very often there is an opinion put forward that ‘the Scene’ should never be spoken abou …
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