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.
With all the negative talk about BitTorrent, fueled by the billion dollar entertainment industries, it’s refreshing to see that many of the people who actually create the music are using it to further their careers. Tens of thousands of musicians, from …
During August 2007, ‘AMP’ used her cellphone to take explicit pictures of herself. It was a decision she would later regret, and its effects would end up costing a significant amount of money to mitigate. Whilst at University in 2008, AMP’s phone was ei …
The Gamer/Law blog is written by Jas Purewal, a London-based games lawyer. Late December a guest article appeared there titled ‘The Internet v CD Projekt: a Legal Perspective’ by gamer and law student John Wrigley. Today, Purewal published another on th …
Early December, Megaupload’s ‘Mega Song’ was on its way to becoming a viral hit, only to be cut down from YouTube by a Universal Music takedown demand. In response, Megaupload filed a lawsuit against Universal and YouTube reinstated the video. The bas …
During December, all self-respecting search engines produce an overview of the most popular search terms of the past year. These lists give insight into recent trends, and in 2011 Rebecca Black, Google Plus and Ryan Dunn were the fastest rising searche …
At TorrentFreak we have a habit of ignoring commentary on other sites, but sometimes we make an exception. Especially when it comes from the esteemed Dan Mitchell, who has written for Fortune, the New York Times, Slate, Wired, National Public Radio, the …
Perhaps the point that sticks in people’s heads most about the Hargreaves review of Copyright, which was published in April of this year, wasn’t any of the actual recommendations about copyright, such as personal-use exceptions, but a claim made about …
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