Monday, 21 September 2015

Online privacy & downloads

Lifehacker has recently posted a number of items about online privacy & downloads. Together, they provide a good starting place for what you need to know.

What evidence does using BitTorrent leave behind?
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/04/what-evidence-does-using-bittorrent-leave-behind/

How to choose the right VPN in Australia
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/06/lifehacker-101-how-to-set-up-a-vpn-correctly/

How to completely anonymise your BitTorrent traffic with a proxy
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/08/how-to-completely-anonymize-your-bittorrent-traffic-with-a-proxy/

What evidence do my illegal downloads leave behind?
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/09/ask-lh-what-evidence-gets-left-behind-when-i-illegally-download-movies/ / pirate digital seizing movies TV shows unfair pricing unavailable content like free stuff evidence BitTorrents sites leave behind received letter safe walk the plank advocates online piracy litany of excuses justify questionable behavior pirate honest movies Dallas Buyers Club decision proved rights holders Australia update copyright laws go after individuals case-by-case basis companies online piracy theft punish deterrent to others Australian ISPs industry-wide copyright notice scheme introduce tougher measures suspected copyright infringers piracy user perspective sites The Pirate Bay download seed torrent connecting other users swarm see each other’s IP addresses connect evidence online recently published in-depth article topic Robert Merkel software engineer lecturer Monash University identifying IP addresses members BitTorrent swarm simple new client connects swarm IP addresses members swarm transferred client existing clients updated new clients enter leave identify trading infringing file write modified BitTorrent client connects swarm records list participants mask your tracks make prosecution trickier Virtual Private Network VPN encrypted tunnel Australian computer proxy country legal framework copyright infringements signing up VPN provider problems cheap foreign one never assume foreign VPN provider committed privacy subject laws operate locally VPNs log your data turn it over our guide picking best VPN Australia favourite VPN providers. guide anonymising your BitTorrent traffic advocating your actions ISP download VPN virtual private network copyright download /

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