You're right; we've written a lot of articles about how to protect yourself over the years, but sometimes it can be confusing as to exactly what's happening behind the scenes. And while it's difficult ...

In the early 2000s, network protocols for cooperative file exchange over the Internet began to develop rapidly. Initially, they were available in narrow circles, but then the technology became ...

If you’re in the hunt for a BitTorrent client but don’t feel like forking over your hard-earned cash, you’re in luck. All of the best ones are free. Seriously, unless you need a specific, obscure ...

Officially, a torrent is a file containing metadata related to a movie, song, software or photo downloaded from a peer-to-peer network -- although the term is commonly used to refer to any of the ...

If you’re fond of using torrents on your home computer, there’s no reason why you can’t use them on your Android device too. Finding and downloading torrents on an Android device is easy–and best of ...

Sites like the Pirate Bay and uTorrent haven't enticed hundreds of millions of people to download endless amounts of free media content without making a few enemies. Those BitTorrent giants - and ...

Downloading torrents using the Terminal on Mac OS X can be an efficient and resource-friendly way to manage your downloads. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it using the popular torrent client ...

We all need a safe way to download files; sometimes, using a web browser isn’t the best option. With this in mind, we chose to test an app called Tribler, and so far, we’re relatively impressed with ...

Illicit material is often available on torrent sites like the Pirate Bay and Kickass Torrents (pictured here). KickAssTor screenshot 6/24/14 Social media and the community news site Reddit were ...

No court has found the BitTorrent protocol inherently unlawful. But using BitTorrent to trade copyright-protected files will likely put you on the wrong side of the law. A Princeton study published ...