Google has updated Chrome browser to block torrents with a new “protection layer.”The company is allowing users to run Tor browsers as an alternative to the popular browser that comes preinstalled on many smartphones.The Tor browser has a strong reputation as a privacy-enhancing tool, but it also provides a wide range of other security features.In
You don’t have to know the exact IP address of the person you’re sharing the file with, but you can easily find them.The trick is using the same tools you’d use to find your friends’ IP address in real life, but now it’s easier.It’s easier than ever, as a new feature in the popular BitTorrent
Facebook has removed advertising from an anti-censorship platform, saying it was “not an appropriate platform” to discuss the matter.The move comes as a result of “reports of an unacceptable behaviour”, the social media giant said in a statement.It also said that its “community guidelines prohibit harassment, abuse and incitement to violence”.Facebook is the third-largest social
BitTorrent users can hide their IP addresses, but it takes more than that to get a hidden IP.BitTorrent tracker and news site TorrentFreak reports that some sites are showing users a hidden, IP-based link on their site.TorrentFreaks explains that the trick to getting this feature working is to add a proxy.To do this, you’ll need