Category: Piracy
The Pirate Bay comes back to life
A police raid back in December 2014 shut down The Pirate Bay, but now the notorious file sharing site is back online. According to TorrentFreak, the site re-appeared Saturday with […]
The Interview: It appears that Sony does NOT want to make a lot of money from this film
It may not be the best film of 2014, but Sony’s The Interview – starring Seth Rogen and James Franco – is probably the most talked about. After much will-they-won’t-they-oh-yes-of-course-they-will, […]
The Digest: North Korea web blackout… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Why did North Korea’s internet go down? | BBC News “If the North Korean system was brought down, the obvious suspect is the United States. President Obama promised/threatened […]
The Digest: Ford dumps Microsoft… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Ford dumps Microsoft for BlackBerry infotainment system | CNN “Ford is upgrading its infotainment system to make it more like a smartphone or tablet – and it is […]
The Digest: Social media told to simplify terms… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] MPs say they need ‘serious discussion’ with social networks over users’ data | The Guardian “Social networks should simplify their terms and conditions, to ensure that their users […]
The Digest: New computer spying bug found… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Symantec uncovers sophisticated, stealthy computer spying tool | Re/Code “Computer security researchers at Symantec say they have discovered a sophisticated piece of malware that appears to be used […]
The Digest: Russia wants to ban Apple CEO Tim Cook… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Russian politician says Apple CEO Tim Cook should be ‘banned’ from country after coming out as gay | The Independent “Hours after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly addressed […]
Google says its anti-piracy algorithm will now visibly affect file-sharing sites’ rankings
Google is tweaking its search engine to make sure that the most “notorious” piracy sites are less likely to appear when people search for music, films and other copyrighted content. […]
Police arrest man for running proxy servers
City of London anti-piracy police have arrested a man in Nottingham for running a proxy server. The 20-year-old from Nottingham is believed to have been running a proxy server that […]
The Pirate Bay launches mobile site
“If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.” So said Jedi-master Obi-Wan Kenobi as he fought Darth Vader at the end of Star […]
