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.
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 …
Are you responsible if complete strangers use your Wi-Fi connection to download copyrighted content? We asked two copyright lawyers this question, and both came out with a different opinion. Nicholas Ranallo said NO, but Marc Randazza disagreed and …
With several new anti-piracy bills in the works, the MPAA and RIAA have ramped up their lobbying efforts in Washington. With more than a $5 million spend in the first half of 2011, this year might even break all previous records. As is tradition, the R …
The relationship between technology and law is a difficult one. Law attempts to put rigid walls around society, to define can and cannot. Technology, on the other hand, attempts to turn cannot into can. Making it even harder is the reality that laws ten …
When the copyright industry goes out in a public confusion and asks itself what the right price is for a copy of a digital bitpattern, I always shake my head. The mere question shows that they are still stuck in the 1900s, and yet, they keep asking the que …
As part of a 2009 out-of-court settlement with EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner (collectively IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association) ISP Eircom agreed to start disconnecting copyright-infringing customers from the Internet. But the agreement actuall …
There have been dozens of news reports on the High Court proceedings this week. While the MPA and BT have made token comments to the press, the thoughts and opinions of Team R Dogs, the group behind Newzbin2, have not featured anywhere. Despite an earli …
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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...
Privacy is important on the Internet, and BitTorrent users are certainly not excluded. Already, hundreds of...
With anti-piracy outfits and dubious law-firms policing BitTorrent swarms at an increasing rate, many Bittorrent users...
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BitTorrent can be fun, as long as you get decent speeds. Not satisfied with your current...