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.
I think this is partly because how we are redefining politics – as in the literal meaning of the word. When people hear “politics”, they usually think of the previous generations of politicians bickering over minute details in boring sections of the welfar …
The legal battle over Internet censorship is heating up in the Netherlands, as the local Pirate Party is now suing anti-piracy group BREIN. Two weeks ago BREIN ordered the Party to take down a reverse Pirate Bay proxy. The site allowed subscribers of t …
While simple to set up and use out of the box, it may comes as a surprise that the security of VPN anonymity services can be improved. Of course, when things run absolutely to plan there’s little to worry about, but there are occasions where there may be a …
The Hollywood studios of the MPAA have dozens of global anti-piracy partners who exist to put a local face to international issues. A sample of the major anti-piracy companies working with the MPAA can be found on the movie outfit’s ‘Around The World’ p …
After two Dutch ISPs were ordered to censor The Pirate Bay earlier this year, there was an influx of visitors to Pirate Bay proxy sites. These proxies render the court order useless, which is a thorn in the side of local anti-piracy outfit BREIN. In an …
In January, a Dutch court ruled that Ziggo, the largest ISP in the Netherlands, and competitor XS4ALL, must block access to The Pirate Bay. The verdict was the first to bring broad censorship to the Netherlands, much to the disappointment of the two Int …
“In Sweden, education is claimed to be free of charge. Despite this students are forced every term to spend thousands of kronor on books necessary for their education.” These were the words that accompanied the launch of a new file-sharing site in 2008. …
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Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
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