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.
RUTracker, Russia’s largest BitTorrent tracker, has been dealing with the effects of a DDoS attack over the past 48 hours. According to the site’s administrators, the attack began on Monday night. “On February 6, 2012 from approximately 10:00 pm this …
At TorrentFreak we’ve been covering copyright battles for more than half a decade. When a new anti-piracy bill emerges, wherever in the world, there has always been a push-back from civil rights groups and Internet users. Unfortunately, these protests are …
There can be little doubt that versatile UK rap artist Dan Bull is on a roll. His solo, label-less productions have amassed nearly 6 million views and in the last month alone (on the gaming topics of Assassins Creed, Skyrim and the upcoming Grand Theft …
Last Friday, file-hosting service Megaupload surprised the Internet by launching a campaign fronted by a Printz Board-produced song featuring some of the world’s most prominent recording artists. Needless to say, the spectacle of P Diddy, Will.i.am, Ali …
When Homeland Security’s ICE unit started seizing domain names last year, a group called “MAFIAAFire” decided to code a browser add-on to redirect the affected websites to their new domains. The release went viral and by now more than 200,000 peop …
ExtraTorrent, one of the top torrent sites, turned 5 years old today. The site has come a long way since it launched in the fall of 2006, and is currently one of the few well moderated torrent sites out there. ExtraTorrent’s owner told TorrentFrea …
In June 2008, police arrested Blackistef, the administrator of two Internet sites. The action was taken following complaints by music rights group SACEM who had taken exception to his operations at BitTorrent links forum Torrentnews.net, and Torrent-public …
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