Internet security and privacy are two topics that are frequently in the news. Those Internet users who use the BitTorrent protocol to share files are perhaps more aware of these security and privacy issues than others. Many government agencies, special interest groups, corporations, and hackers with malicious intentions monitor torrent downloads and look for people to catch, sue, or attack.
Because of this reality, it is important for torrent file sharers to find ways to protect themselves from litigation, prosecution, bandwidth shaping, and malware. The following tips should help you make your torrent experience safer, private, and more secure.
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Browsing the web with a VPN connection is great for those who want to surf anonymously and don’t want any web service to track you or are living in a country that engages in Internet censorship or monitoring of content. If you want to access content that are only available for US residents (like Google Music, Pandora, Hulu etc.), connecting via VPN is also one good way. The only problem is, where do you find a good, fast and reliable VPN provider?
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VPN is a good way to bypass IP restriction and access sites (such as Hulu, Pandora) that you otherwise won’t be able to access outside USA. Other than 
In case you are not aware, Firesheep is a new Firefox extension that allows anyone to become a hacker instantly. With it installed, anyone can sniff in an open unsecured network the cookies of other computers. With these cookies, the hacker can get into the other party’s accounts (be it Facebook, Twitter or any other accounts) even when they don’t know username and password.
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For those who are looking for a free/cheap ways to make international call, Google has recently released the 
If you live in the United States then you probably won’t get the 
