BitTorrent is No Longer the ‘King’ of Upstream Internet Traffic
In the past two decades, Internet traffic has exploded with more bytes being transferred in each successive year. While this…
In the past two decades, Internet traffic has exploded with more bytes being transferred in each successive year. While this…
In countries where internet access faces restrictions, from general government censorship through to more limited site-blocking programs to protect copyright,…
When Bram Cohen released the first version of BitTorrent in 2002, it sparked a file-sharing revolution. At the time bandwidth…
Last December, Italy’s much-debated ‘Piracy Shield’ anti-piracy system went live in a limited capacity. With a legal challenge thwarted, the…
Back in 2004, when LimeWire was the file-sharing client of choice for millions of users, FrostWire appeared as the new…
Every day, millions of people from all around the world use BitTorrent to download and share files. Most of these…
Artificial intelligence has the potential to make our lives more efficient, entertaining, and productive. On the flip side, it also…
Popular Internet infrastructure service Cloudflare serves millions of customers and provides a variety of connectivity and privacy features to the…
As Russia tightens its grip on encrypted communications and tools with the ability to bypass government censorship, it was recently…
Late March 2023, Russia augmented its long-burning VPN crackdown with a series of PSAs claiming that using a VPN for…
Russia has been tightening the noose on VPN services for years. Many non-compliant foreign companies exited Russia when faced with…
In 2003, the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. Dial-up connections were still the default and YouTube, Facebook,…
While BitTorrent client functionality hasn’t fundamentally changed over the past 20 years, developers of leading clients haven’t let their software…
On July 23, 2023, the High Court in Auckland, New Zealand, put a company called Bitcache Limited into liquidation. Founded…
Since its invasion of Ukraine in February, Russian Members of Parliament and lawmakers have taken turns to see who can…
There are thousands of pirate sites on the Internet but only a few will receive a permanent entry in the…
The VPN industry is booming and prospective users have hundreds of options to pick from. All claim to be the…
Artificial intelligence has the potential to make our lives more efficient, entertaining, and productive. There are potential downsides as well….
The word ‘open’ in a connected world can be something positive. Open source, for example, or open library. On other…
VPN providers with any infrastructure in Russia have experienced problems for years. Today’s bottom line for anonymizing privacy services is…
Over the past several weeks, many people have toyed with the latest ChatGPT release and we’re no exception. The technology…
VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to access the Internet securely and with decent privacy. These services are…
VPNs are valuable tools for people who want to use the Internet securely with decent privacy. They are vital for…
Trackers are a crucial part of the BitTorrent infrastructure, making it easier for downloaders and uploaders to connect to each…
Amidst growing concerns surrounding online privacy and security, VPN services have become increasingly popular in recent years. Millions of people…
Next month will mark the 10-year anniversary of a new law introduced by Russia to ensure the safety of its…
After years of government censorship to suppress dissent and maintain authorized narratives, unfiltered internet access in Russia is seen as…
People being free to share and access ideas, knowledge and opinions with their peers is a universally accepted standard for…
Between 2011 and 2013, protests took place in Russia in response to allegations of election-rigging and a lack of civil…
Peer-to-peer technology was hot in the early 2000s, with many developers building their own networks, protocols, or applications. Napster was…
In an effort to control what its citizens can access on the internet, over the past several years Russian authorities…
The Domain Name System has been an essential component of the Internet since the mid-eighties. DNS resolvers make it possible…
In common with all communications systems such as telephone networks, internet service providers and even email, VPN services can be…
When we first read about White Rabbit years ago, we initially dismissed it as yet another attempt to make pirates…
In an effort to control what its citizens can and cannot access on the internet, Russia continues to develop systems…
For the past several years as part of the country’s website blocking efforts, Russian authorities have warned that VPN providers…
BitTorrent is an excellent distribution mechanism but, for a file to live on, at least one person has to keep…