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.
At TorrentFreak we have a habit of ignoring commentary on other sites, but sometimes we make an exception. Especially when it comes from the esteemed Dan Mitchell, who has written for Fortune, the New York Times, Slate, Wired, National Public Radio, the …
Last week we wrote about a new website that exposes what people behind an IP-address have downloaded using BitTorrent. The Russian-based founders of the site gathered this data from public BitTorrent trackers, much like anti-piracy outfits do when they tra …
… had received a letter from CIAPC stating that she had been caught sharing 5,000 songs online and was being given two options – settle for …
… to disconnect people from the Internet after they’ve been caught sharing copyrighted material. First up is Sony Pictures …
… month period would then follow where if a subscriber was caught infringing again they would receive a ‘Copyright Infringement Notice’ …
… to walk away unscathed. Like DL and ACS:Law, TBI had caught the attention of the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and today the …
… more anonymous. This could happen when the risk of getting caught would increase or perceived as a more significant threat,”Stefan …
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