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.
Within a few days, five of the largest UK Internet providers will all have to censor The Pirate Bay. Virgin and Orange have already implemented the block and the rest must follow before the end of May. The music companies who asked for the blockade hope …
… using OpenDNS, the provider announced a new service for Windows users last week. DNSCrypt, previously only available for Mac OSX and …
… hosted anywhere from powerful machines, brute forced Windows NT computers, personal computers, and university computer labs. XDCC …
… creator Felix told TorrentFreak. VPNetMon (Windows) can be downloaded here. VPNCheck “VPNCheck helps you to feel … to either PPTP or L2TP with VPNCheck.” VPNCheck (Windows/Linux) can be downloaded here. Stop DNS Leaks When using a VPN … and gateway pushed by the OpenVPN server. The trigger on Windows systems may be as simple as a slight delay in the answer from the VPN …
… file as being very much like a .torrent file. If you use Windows or Mac, you can (theoretically) download and install Adobe Digital …
… so you paste them a link to the official torrent file via Windows Live Messenger. Although this might sound like a good idea to some, … try to paste a Pirate Bay link to their friends through Windows Live Messenger will notice that it never reaches its destination. …
… to have all the basic functions currently available in Windows and Mac versions. Aside from the new Android app, the uTorrent …
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Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
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