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.
I recently completed a four-part videos series called Everything is a Remix and some of the series’ fans were disappointed that it closed without giving specific directions on what we can all do. It’s a common final act in documentaries and expecting t …
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released on bail by North Shore District Court Judge Nevin Dawson today. Dotcom had been held in custody since an anti-terrorist police squad raided his Coatesville mansion last month following a lengthy FBI investigati …
In the early part of the last decade when they were still the innocent side of 15-years-old, one schoolfriend showed another an Iomega ZIP drive (right) full of ‘warez’ – games and software with a big fat zero written on their price tag. Having never se …
Today, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom appeared at New Zealand’s High Court to continue his fight against extradition to the United States on copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering charges. Dotcom has been held in custody since dozens o …
On 13th January 2011, two of the Internet’s largest adult entertainment BitTorrent trackers confirmed that they would permanently shut down. It was a significant event – PureTNA had in excess of 1,329,500 members, a tally equaled by Empornium. The reaso …
Following the dramatic events of the previous 24 hours, last Friday the founder of MegaUpload, Kim Dotcom, was denied bail in an extradition hearing in New Zealand. Dotcom, who along with several of his employees was raided by armed police in helicopter …
This is a guest post from the admin of HasItLeaked, a site dedicated to the discussion of leaked music. The music industry has never been good at solving their problems. They seem to hate progress, at least when you look at how they dealt with MP3s, fil …
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