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.
Yesterday saw Barry Gitarts convicted by a jury in the Eastern District of Virginia of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement. Gitarts, aged 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y, previously operated under the alias ‘Dextro’ within the warez group aPOCALYP …
The data presented here are based on a sample of over a million PCs (Windows only), and were gathered by PC Pitstop. A few months we already reported that uTorrent overtook Azureus’ position as the most installed BitTorrent application, and this trend c …
International organizations with fine traditions don’t normally miss an opportunity to celebrate anniversaries. It’s also common practice to inform the public about their founding and history on their websites. This is not the case when the International F …
The first version of BitComet was released on August 6 2003. Now, nearly five years later, v1.00 of the client has finally gone public. BitComet used to be the most used BitTorrent client, but its popularity has decreased over the years, and it is now i …
U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Kevin J. O’Connor announced that a Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment, charging five men with copyright offenses they committed as members of the so-called ‘warez scene’. The five, using names s …
It cost at least $1m a month to run Stage6 with its 17.4 million unique users a month, whereas (at an informed guess) The Pirate Bay costs about $50,000 a month all-in for its 92.5 million. That’s $57,000 per million users for Stage6; $540 per million for …
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 …
The latest news from around the web, not covered on the frontpage
The Internet is a scary place for kids, but luckily there’s censorship. In the UK mobile...
After the historic protests in January SOPA and PIPA were ‘shelved’. In a keynote speech at...
The case of the RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum – aka the case that will not die...
For decades the entertainment industry used the word “theft” to refer to piracy. Most famous is...
Politicians are always going the extra mile for their supporters, and nothing spells that out more...
Below are TorrentFreak's most discussed articles of the past month. Join the discussion if you like.
Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
Peter Sunde Left Quote
A selection of some TorrentFreak's classics dug up from our archives.
Continuing a long-standing New Year's tradition, we present an up-to-date list of the world's most visited...
Last month it became apparent that not all VPN providers live up to their marketing after...
Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...
With the entertainment industries lobbying for increased powers to spy on BitTorrent users, many downloaders are...
BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...