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.
All around the world file-sharers are being chased by anti-piracy outfits and the authorities. But while copyright holders are often quick to label file-sharers as pirates, there is a large group of people who actually consider copying to be a sacred act. …
This week there are three newcomers in our chart. This Means War is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in …
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom just released a new song on YouTube. The track is not about Megaupload this time, but about a recent political scandal in New Zealand. Two weeks ago Dotcom revealed he donated NZ$50,000 to John Banks for his 2010 mayoral …
This week there are three newcomers in our chart. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only …
With help from the music industry’s biggest arch-rival The Pirate Bay, UK rapper Dan Bull is on course to get his first official ‘hit’ listed in various international single charts. With a song titled “Sharing is Caring,” Bull is not exactly the type o …
Now that Kim Dotcom has regained access to the Internet, he can finally get back to work. One of his priorities is obviously to show that he and Megaupload are innocent, but there are some side projects to take care of as well. In a few weeks he will …
This week there are two newcomers in our chart. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is the most downloaded movie this week. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. …
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