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.
… Pirate Bay choose to switch or add IP addresses to their site. Not surprisingly and as already reported, TPB did in fact add a new IP address plus a proxy-friendly version of their site in recent days. BREIN was quick to react and has now ordered Ziggo and …
… the Open Rights Group informed us that Orange believes our site is not safe for kids. Last week Open Rights Group addressed this issue …
… we’ve seen a massive increase in traffic to proxy-websites from the UK, and this is only expected to increase during the coming … isn’t sitting still either. They’ve now rolled out a new site which circumvents the UK measures before they’ve even started. In most …
… Directive plus numerous prosecutions of file-sharing site operators and their users. But do tougher laws actually encourage people …
… the US movie industry has tried to bring streaming links site SurfTheChannel.com to its knees. After a chain of events that reads … often the case, the investigation into the alleged pirate site was not started by the police, but by Hollywood. In 2008 and working …
… orders the country’s ISPs to begin censoring a pair of sites the music industry says are infringing their copyrights on a grand … there earlier this month. Interestingly, neither of the sites to be blocked in Greece is The Pirate Bay, and the unusual features don’t …
In a few hours a new episode of Game of Thrones will appear on BitTorrent, and a few days later between 3 and 4 million people will download this unofficial release. Statistics gathered by TorrentFreak reveal that more people are downloading the show c …
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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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