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Fears of Microsoft scanning your Windows 10 PC for pirated games are overblown
Microsoft sure excels at stirring up needless worry by poorly communicating with the public. Despite Windows 10’s overall excellence, it’s been plagued by privacy …
Federal agents responsible for sacking Silk Road charged with money laundering, fraud, and theft
When the federal government took down the illicit drug laundering website Silk Road, it was the conclusion of a massive investigation and surveillance operation …
Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts
A jury has ruled Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old who founded the black market website Silk Road, guilty on all counts. The FBI arrested Ulbricht …
Piracy Notices Boost Demand For Anonymous VPNs in Canada
The mandatory piracy notifications that were implemented to deter copyright infringement in Canada have boosted the interest in anonymous file-sharing tools. Data from Google …
Wolf of Wall Street ‘is most pirated film of 2014’
The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s true-life tale of corrupt New York stockbrokers, was the most illegally downloaded movie of 2014. Disney cartoon …
‘Just for lulz’: Hackers leak 13,000 passwords from Amazon, PlayStation, Xbox
A group, claiming to be affiliated with the hacktivist collective Anonymous, released a file containing 13,000 passwords and usernames along with credit card numbers …
France bans file-sharing site The Pirate Bay
France has become the latest country to block world’s number one file-sharing site, The Pirate Bay, in an effort to defend copyright-protected content. The …
Kim Dotcom Is Officially Broke
German entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has admitted that he has run out of money after spending over $10 million on legal costs. Speaking via a …
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