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.
… that young people feel no pressure from neighbors, friends, relatives, teachers etc. to refrain from file sharing. A higher degree of …
The case of the RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum – aka the case that will not die – took another turn today. Although not an entirely unexpected one. The Supreme Court has refused to hear his case. While this is not the be-all-and-end-all for the case, it …
… for those looking to censor the Internet on copyright grounds. With nationwide blockades of The Pirate Bay biting in many countries including both the Netherlands and the UK, it was only a question of time before the phenomenon spread …
… doesn’t help either. This explains why hundreds of thousands of people from the U.S. prefer to use BitTorrent. The same is true for … Kingdom 7.6% Amsterdam 2.2% 5 The Netherlands 4.4% Athens 2.2% 6 Norway 3.7% Perth 1.8% 7 Spain 3.2% Ist …
… is changing, illegal downloading is troublesome for bands and of course, for record labels, but whatever the solution will be - … Rights will persist and people will get settlement demands through the mail. If that happens, recipients will have someone to turn …
… targeting other world-famous file-sharing brands such as Azureus, Vuze, Kazaa and Morpheus, in early 2012 BitTorrent …
… set up a proxy to bypass a blockade in the Netherlands, Pirate Party UK reacted similarly to the High Court-ordered ISP blockade … what happens next. Just over the North Sea in the Netherlands Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN obtained a far-reaching court ruling which …
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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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