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Digital Piracy Is Not What It Seems To Be, A Large-Scale Analysis Informs

The comprehensive report on sharing PC games via BitTorrent’s networks reveals some interesting aspects of the “digital piracy” issue. The results are to be published in the “International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication”....

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Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

How "The Angel" helped 15,000 people steal broadband

Original photo by Kaptain Kobold, remixed by Aurich Lawson In 2006, a hacker going by the name "DerEngel" ("The Angel") wrote a book for respected tech publishers No Starch Press on Hacking the...

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Friday, June 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Now for something completely different

The Net deserves a place among the wonders of the world as its most amazing communications medium . It’s also home to some equally amazing people — such as writer and artist...

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Net News 1 Comment

Wyzo 3, The BitTorrent Web Browser

We first discovered Wyzo when it was released in June 2007. The project showed potential but many reported problems with the packaged FireTorrent extension during the early stages. The team had difficulty finding...

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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 Net News No Comments