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.
Today, one of the UK’s leading Internet service providers unveiled a new system it believes will enhance the safety of families online. HomeSafe from TalkTalk is a network-level blocklist product which offers three key features. Firstly it offers ‘Virus …
This week there are five newcomers. The appearance of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” can probably be attributed to the aXXo affect. “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” is the most downloaded movie of the week, with well over a million downloads. The data for ou …
This week there are only three newcomers, and one of these (Benjamin Button) has been listed before. “Body of Lies” is by far the most downloaded movie of the week, with well over a million downloads. The data for our weekly download chart is collected …
This week there are 6 newcomers, led by the sci-fi viking flick Outlander. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. Currently both DVDrips, DVD Screeners and R5 rips a …
When organizations and companies don’t like it that their material – be it music, movies, games or software – are indexed by a torrent site, very often they will contact the site in question and demand that the relevant .torrent files are removed. A lot of …
Whether it’s the stupor-inducing gambling channels dedicated to parting fools from their money, the late-night pseudo-porn selling premium-rate phone sex, or the corrupt ‘competition’ call-ins plaguing the UK’s prime-time (even that Holy of Holies, the BBC …
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