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.
Hundreds of years ago, before the advent of any type of electrical communication, the horseback delivery rider clutching an important letter destined for a location 4 days trot away must’ve longed for a better day. But if you told him back then that you …
While the takedown of Megaupload last week came as somewhat of a shock, some things in life are a little more predictable – like the speed and sharpness of UK artist Dan Bull. Dan, who has covered many online issues such as those involving The Pirate Ba …
This week there are five newcomers in our chart. Special Forces is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is collected by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are BD …
Just before Christmas while touring the leaderboards on Modern Warfare 3, I decided to take a look at exactly how much effort it would take to get to the Number #1 position on my favorite game mode – Free For All (FFA). It was pretty soul destroying. …
The drama and fallout from yesterday’s raids against the infrastructure of MegaUpload and its management team continued this morning when founder Kim Dotcom appeared in a New Zealand court. Dotcom, a 37-year-old German citizen with joint New Zealand and …
One of the many unanswered questions regarding the MegaUpload shutdown today is what happens to the company’s new CEO? A few days ago MegaUpload surprised friends and foes by listing rapper/producer Swizz Beatz as CEO. Beatz is not named in the indictme …
Reddit founder Alexis Ohanion has been one of the most prominent opponents of the PIPA and SOPA bills. Just yesterday he debated the issues on MSNBC and later this week Reddit itself will join the PIPA blackout, taking the site offline for 12 hours. …
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