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Pirating movies using Torrents? You’ll be spotted within 3 hours

Not just movies. Music, games, books, you name it. If it’s popular (ie: if it has a lot of leechers or seeders), rest assured… you’re already on several watch lists. And don’t think you’re a smarty-pants with your fancy PeerBlock or other common blocklist software… they are but toys to the authorities, says mounting new evidence. […]

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The Pirate Bay vs MPAA: Low Orbit Server Stations

Those who are familiar with downloading illegal music, movies and software, are most likely familiar with Torrents. For those who are not, Torrents were developed around 2001 and became immensely popular around 2006 with the fall of popular file-sharing platforms like KaZaA and Limewire. Torrents are files that contain information which, in layman’s terms, tell your computer […]

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Piracy on the high seas of ones and zeros: A story of nostalgia, doom and hope.

When I hear the word “Napster” it brings forth a tide of joyous nostalgic emotion. The above statement might seem an overreaction. To some I suppose, this would be correct. For me, it is a staple of my childhood, and I will revere it in hushed tones. Napster was created in 1999. By 2000, it […]

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Bitcoin: Facilitating illicit trade on the Silk Road

While many major retail companies are pondering shifting their businesses online, it appears that the drug dealers are already way ahead of them. There is a new secret website that makes all kinds of illicit and illegal drugs available. Buyers and sellers can trade anonymously and need never meet face to face. Due to the […]

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