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.
Most probably due to Sweden’s historic connections with The Pirate Bay, many Swedes consider file-sharing to be an activity deeply embedded in popular culture. Determined to break the plundering habits of these misguided souls, the US movie and recordin …
A few days ago the latest uTorrent alpha release saw the light. Among other things, the new version aims to make downloads even faster for users with high bandwidth connections. But there was something else quite unique about the release. Those who …
Imagine if you were able to write all the world’s news for a week. You would have no bounds in what you wrote, and nobody would question your news – it would be accepted as unconditional truth. What would you write? The people who sit on this kind of po …
In December 2008, the RIAA announced that it would end its lawsuit campaign in which it targeted alleged file-sharers for cash settlements. The venture, which lasted 5 long years, saw the group target some 18,000 individuals and generate some of the mo …
The Aussie police are clearly not setting the right example when it comes to copyright infringement. In 2008 computers of the South Australian police force’s IT branch were found to contain hundreds of pirated movies. There is, however, an even ongoi …
After two Dutch ISPs were ordered to censor The Pirate Bay earlier this year, there was an influx of visitors to Pirate Bay proxy sites. These proxies render the court order useless, which is a thorn in the side of local anti-piracy outfit BREIN. In an …
During the wake of the Megaupload raids in January, TorrentFreak kept a close eye on the cyberlocker world. While many file-hosters panicked, former Megaupload users hopped from site to site trying to find a suitable alternative. RapidGator was such …
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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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