Does your ISP throttle BitTorrent speeds? If your ISP is slowing down your BitTorrent traffic, it’s probably time to do something about it. Otherwise, it would only take you longer time to complete your torrent downloads. There are various workaround to bypassing speed throttling by the ISP. But before you can even bypass the bandwidth […]
Over the past couple of years, the UK government has banned a number of torrent sites already, which an effort to fight online piracy that is usually being done via torrent file sharing platforms. The government is even proposing a law that would punish online pirates with a 10-year jail term. So, as you can […]
Among the most widely used torrent clients are uTorrent and Vuze. Users from all over the world can download any torrent file with ease thanks to such BitTorrent programs. The only problem with torrenting is the nature of how files are downloaded. Since torrenting activities involve Peer-to-Peer file sharing, your IP address is exposed to […]
BitTorrent is now widely used by a lot of people worldwide to share files with others. And while torrenting allows for faster and more convenient way to share big files, it is quite dangerous in a sense that users’ IP addresses are exposed to the rest of the cyber space. Not a lot of torrent […]
VPN for Bittorrent – Facts End-to-end connection encryption = or > proxy Anonymous IP Many server locations/protocols Typically uses proprietary software Typically costs more than proxy but slower due to increased encryption If the connection is lost, your IP could be exposed Proxy for Bittorrent – Facts: Encrypts a single program or protocol (ie, BitTorrent […]
An “anonymous” VPN service takes your privacy far more seriously than usual. Many VPNs keep at least a minimum set of logs and saves them for purposes of “account service optimization” or legal investigation. This is fine for the average home user but if you’re engaged in high-security/military/banking/research/etc or live in a politically risky country, […]
Cyber-Attacks and Hacking With BitTorrent, your IP address is visible to everyone you connect to. Any half-decent hacker can use it to blow through home security like nothing to access everything on your computer: usernames/passwords, ID/contact information, school/work info, financial information, all of it! Using a secure VPN, the IP displayed could mean dozens or […]
ExpressVPN is a very good option in virtual private network (VPN) for customers who require faster speeds for filesharing and torrent downloads – without logfiles. The service is more expensive than some of the other suppliers, however the faster speeds could well make up for slightly higher costs. Many private individuals who use their Internet […]
When it comes to VPN protection for file sharing on the Internet customers will find not all VPN providers give support for Bittorrents and other file sharing services. It could be the case the service does not offer unlimited bandwidth within the price plan, so frequent downloading is an impossibility, or it may be that […]
Privateinternetaccess.com is a fairly new provider of virtual private networking (VPN) services and its plans do cover unlimited torrents and filesharing. Not all VPN providers allow torrents and regular P2P traffic as it takes up so much bandwidth. Privateinternetaccess does not offer much information on its website regarding the situation on torrents and P2P, however […]