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.
After half a decade of loyal service, The Pirate Bay shut down its tracker in November 2009. The Pirate Bay argued that BitTorrent trackers have been made redundant by technologies such as DHT and PEX. In addition, The Pirate Bay team said that they mig …
The second day of the trial began with the announcement that Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij is not present because he hadn’t slept much the previous night. According to Neij’s lawyer he has been under the weather lately. He is trying to get some more s …
In 2007 BitLet launched a web-based Java applet which allows users to download .torrent files without having a BitTorrent client installed. For this innovation Bitlet received a nomination for the Webware 100 Awards where the hobby project competed with co …
Trent Reznor, the frontman of Nine Inch Nails has always been pro-filesharing and admitted to downloading music using BitTorrent. Unlike others in the music biz, the NIN members are no stranger to BitTorrent. “We use torrents ourselves, and we know t …
In addition to the remarkable first place for “Disaster Movie”, this weeks list includes three other newcomers. The Dark Knight, crowned the most pirated movie of 2008 didn’t make it into the top 10 this week. The data for our weekly download chart is c …
WeStream works in a similar way to BitLet’s web based BitTorrent client. All you have to do is go to the WeStream page, enter a link to a .torrent file that links to music files and hit play. The applet will then scan the torrent for files that are suitabl …
Drugs Are Like That (1979) This film tries to simplify its drug abuse message with an analogy of kids putting together a contraption out of Lego blocks. Although the metaphors often don’t make sense, the visual impact of the film is stunning and could e …
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