Spend enough time on the Internet or around tech-savvy types, and you’re bound to hear about BitTorrent. Likely, if you’re new to the concept, you have a few questions, and probably some ...

In the early 2000s, network protocols for cooperative file exchange over the Internet began to develop rapidly. Initially, they were available in narrow circles, but then the technology became ...

If you've been plagued with BitTorrent downloads that won't finish, unplaying videos, or—worse yet—videos that claim to require special players, weblog ...

VPNs and torrenting go hand in hand, but binding your VPN to your torrent client is a key step for protecting your privacy. Here's how to set it up.

If you’re in the hunt for a BitTorrent client but don’t feel like forking over your hard-earned cash, you’re in luck. All of the best ones are free. Seriously, unless you need a specific, obscure ...

No court has found the BitTorrent protocol inherently unlawful. But using BitTorrent to trade copyright-protected files will likely put you on the wrong side of the law. A Princeton study published ...

BitTorrent, the content sharing and distribution network with 170 million monthly active users and 85 petabytes of content, continues to roll out more tools for artists and consumers to turn to the ...

Torque is a new BitTorrent interface that can be used to create simple plugins for in-browser downloading, streaming, or other tools that expand it beyond desktop clients. Torque is a new BitTorrent ...

Click to viewEarlier this week, a Lifehacker reader caught downloading copyrighted material using BitTorrent told us about the scary warning letter she received from her ISP after a big media company ...

The tech company says that "Game of Thrones" isn't the most popular show on its network and encourages people to watch the HBO show legally. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large BitTorrent is ...