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.
Last month The Pirate Bay announced that it will stop hosting torrents in the very near future. This change is expected to go into effect before the end of the month. From then on, Pirate Bay users can only download files through magnet links. The …
Up until a few days ago the three 1337x BitTorrent trackers were coordinating downloads of more 40 million peers. But from one day to another, the trackers simply stopped working. As it turns out, the operator of 1337x was forced to abandon the popula …
Let’s start off by saying that running a reliable tracker with tens of thousands of peers is not something everyone is capable of. It requires the right skills and expertise to keep everything running smoothly. Also, larger trackers such as PublicBitTorren …
… to block pure trackers such as OpenBitTorrent and PublicBT may prove a step too far, since these sites have no search engines, no …
… no searchable indexes and hosting zero torrents, the PublicBT and OpenBitTorrent trackers also make an appearance. The final position in …
… nbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80% 2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80%2Fannounce People …
OpenBitTorrent and PublicBitTorrent are two non-commercial BitTorrent trackers running on the beerware licensed Opentracker software. Neither service hosts or links to torrent files and both are free to use by all BitTorrent users. The trackers were lis …
The latest news from around the web, not covered on the frontpage
The Internet is a scary place for kids, but luckily there’s censorship. In the UK mobile...
After the historic protests in January SOPA and PIPA were ‘shelved’. In a keynote speech at...
The case of the RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum – aka the case that will not die...
For decades the entertainment industry used the word “theft” to refer to piracy. Most famous is...
Politicians are always going the extra mile for their supporters, and nothing spells that out more...
Below are TorrentFreak's most discussed articles of the past month. Join the discussion if you like.
Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
Peter Sunde Left Quote
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...
Last month it became apparent that not all VPN providers live up to their marketing after...
Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...
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...