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.
To users of systems like BitTorrent, file-sharing means just that – the sharing of files with others. But this weekend users of Filesonic, one of the Internet’s leading cyberlocker services, sharing files is currently a thing of the past. According to a …
The copyright industry is tenacious and effective in using the “Daddy, I want a pony” tactics in legislation. They go at it again, and again, and again, and again. The result is a continuous erosion of our civil rights and an entrenchment of their entitlem …
If either PIPA or SOPA passes The Pirate Bay is expected to be one of their prime targets. While this would have most site operators worried, The Pirate Bay is not concerned. Unlike others, the largest torrent site is not blacking out today. Howeve …
While all the PIPA and SOPA protests are still ongoing, the first statistics coming in are truly impressive. By 3pm Washington time millions of people had already voiced their concerns. Google just reported that more than 4 million people signed the pet …
For many independent artists obscurity is a bigger problem than piracy, but it’s a problem that The Pirate Bay hopes to solve. Today the largest torrent site on the Internet rolled out a new promotion platform for filmmakers, musicians, writers and al …
While the RIAA has a track record of going after individual file-sharers and services such as LimeWire, the music industry has never targeted any file-sharing sites. Despite this lack of action, the RIAA sees BitTorrent sites as the main source of music …
With all the negative talk about BitTorrent, fueled by the billion dollar entertainment industries, it’s refreshing to see that many of the people who actually create the music are using it to further their careers. Tens of thousands of musicians, from …
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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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BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...