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 week GigaOm’s co-editor Janko Roettgers published a piece in which he noted that the economic downturn has the potential to push some movie-buying customers beyond their financial limits. Instead of buying movies and TV shows, Janko mused, they might …
Internet Censorship can be a confusing topic for politicians. In the U.S. most politicians have openly spoken out against rampant political censorship in countries like China, but at the same time on their home soil they are supporting censorship initiativ …
The end of the Internet as we know it is near. It might take three years, five, or maybe ten, but then everyone will have an Internet passport. Why? Well, to protect the children from all sorts of dangers and to track down terrorists of course. At least …
When it comes to copying products, the Chinese can show even the most prolific counterfeiters a thing or two. From knock-off iPhones to the latest blockbuster movies, this East Asia behemoth will clone anything you like, quicker than almost anyone else and …
Congratulations to the MPAA, their new boss Chris Dodd took office a few days ago. The 66-year old former Democratic senator, who ran for President in 2008, will surely revitalize the tune of one of the best known anti-piracy outfits. The CEO and Chair …
In its “Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets”, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has listed more than 30 Internet and offline physical ‘markets’ which it says exemplify “key challenges” in the fight against piracy and counterfeiting. “ …
If you play music in public, sometimes even if you play it in relative privacy, music royalty societies want you to pay them money. It’s big business. The UK’s Performing Right Society (PRS) collects around £650 million every year and isn’t scared to flex …
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