Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Feb 9, 2015 13:06:03 GMT -5
Interesting:
www.techtimes.com/articles/31278/20150206/is-the-pirate-bay-resurrection-an-fbi-gambit-to-catch-illegal-file-sharing.htm
The Pirate Bay (TPB) rose from the ashes like a phoenix last weekend - as symbolized by its new logo - post a forced two-month hiatus.
However, even though TPB is up and running after being taken down by Swedish authorities, fears are rampant that thepiratebay.se resurrection is an FBI gambit to catch illegal file sharing.
With the new owners of the torrenting site divulging little, a Twitter user going by the handle "TheAnonMessage" has escalated fears by alleging that users should not use TPB as it had CloudFlare integration, as well as probable FBI IP bugs.
It is claimed that the re-launched TPB has bugs on all uploaded torrents, which have been implanted by the FBI to nab those who are illegally sharing files.
For the uninitiated, CloudFlare is a U.S.-based provider of cloud servers. According to privacy experts, CloudFlare is unsafe as it may be vulnerable to spying and potential searches from the FBI, as well as other agencies.
The popular file-sharing site, on the other hand, has denied the allegations and says that CloudFlare is a temporary means of helping the site address the inflow of heavy traffic to the site.
"We have seen that there has been some question to why we are using Cloudflare," said TPB in a statement. "This is only initially to handle the massive load upon the servers. It will be removed shortly."
Moreover, security concerns surrounding TPB may not be unwarranted as the site has debarred any of the moderators to monitor the site. The rights of admins has been removed, which basically means that TPB is already becoming "polluted" due to the presence of harmful torrents and links.
"Due to severe security issues regarding the old moderator team all moderation has temporarily been disabled," per TPB.
So how will TPB address bad torrents? Users now have access to a button that will allow them to flag bad torrents. These reported torrents will be removed.
While TPB has not responded to concerns surrounding its alleged tie-up with the FBI, TorrentFreak pooh-poohs the claims as "complete nonsense."
www.techtimes.com/articles/31278/20150206/is-the-pirate-bay-resurrection-an-fbi-gambit-to-catch-illegal-file-sharing.htm
The Pirate Bay (TPB) rose from the ashes like a phoenix last weekend - as symbolized by its new logo - post a forced two-month hiatus.
However, even though TPB is up and running after being taken down by Swedish authorities, fears are rampant that thepiratebay.se resurrection is an FBI gambit to catch illegal file sharing.
With the new owners of the torrenting site divulging little, a Twitter user going by the handle "TheAnonMessage" has escalated fears by alleging that users should not use TPB as it had CloudFlare integration, as well as probable FBI IP bugs.
It is claimed that the re-launched TPB has bugs on all uploaded torrents, which have been implanted by the FBI to nab those who are illegally sharing files.
For the uninitiated, CloudFlare is a U.S.-based provider of cloud servers. According to privacy experts, CloudFlare is unsafe as it may be vulnerable to spying and potential searches from the FBI, as well as other agencies.
The popular file-sharing site, on the other hand, has denied the allegations and says that CloudFlare is a temporary means of helping the site address the inflow of heavy traffic to the site.
"We have seen that there has been some question to why we are using Cloudflare," said TPB in a statement. "This is only initially to handle the massive load upon the servers. It will be removed shortly."
Moreover, security concerns surrounding TPB may not be unwarranted as the site has debarred any of the moderators to monitor the site. The rights of admins has been removed, which basically means that TPB is already becoming "polluted" due to the presence of harmful torrents and links.
"Due to severe security issues regarding the old moderator team all moderation has temporarily been disabled," per TPB.
So how will TPB address bad torrents? Users now have access to a button that will allow them to flag bad torrents. These reported torrents will be removed.
While TPB has not responded to concerns surrounding its alleged tie-up with the FBI, TorrentFreak pooh-poohs the claims as "complete nonsense."
