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.
Since early March 2007, many internet forums have been buzzing with news of users receiving letters from UK law firm Davenport Lyons, alleging that they have illegally distributed (uploaded) the ‘Dream Pinball 3D’ game from German company Zuxxez Entert …
Founded in Moscow in 1993, DrinkorDie (DoD) was a major underground warez network who, amongst many other achievements (including the release of their own DVD ripper) embarrassed Microsoft by pre-releasing Windows95 2 weeks before its official launch. DoD …
Anton asks: How many percent of those who use TPB to download copyrighted material do you think believe they have the moral right to do so? Gottfrid: We don’t do any polls of the morals of our users, so it’s hard to say. Peter: It’s not very interest …
TorrentFreak: So, you’re the chairman of Young Pirates then. HA: Aye. It’s taking some getting used to, being the chairman of an organization with so much potential. It’s a common factor among us in the pirate movement that most of us have never been in …
In this article we will walk you through the history of Suprnova.org. We contacted Suprnova founder Sloncek, and he commented on these memorable events that left a mark on the history of BitTorrent as well as his personal life. The Rise of Suprnova. S …
The Australian ISP Exetel decided to cut the available bandwidth for P2P traffic in half from noon to midnight. This move will save Exetel about 45.000 US dollars per month, while it only takes $75.000 dollar to implement the bandwidth throttling mechanism …
By McSweeney The Recording Industry Association of America has enriched your life through music since you were a baby. But now you betray us? We will destroy you. This is your notice that you will be sued for one of the following: 1. Downloadin …
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