So you’ve got one file spread among thousands of users - and good luck putting copyright restrictions on that! Now each computer that possessed a copy of a file could give away its part to the whole network. What Cohen did was decentralize the download game. Before torrents came about, you had to download a file from a single source. What is a torrent file? Torrents were invented by genius programmer Brad Cohen back in 2011. They are also called peer-to-peer downloads. Torrent technology allows users to download the same file from multiple computers. So, are torrents safe? The quick answer is: NOT AT ALL. But before you’ve gone down that gold mine of content, you need a safety instruction. Where else do you get raw cuts of new movies or apps forbidden for distribution in your country? Using torrent sites is a Russian roulette. Torrents are part of the “grey web” - not quite dark web, though largely illegal. But to help you do it all by yourself, we’ve gathered our best ideas and solutions below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X. So here's a tip for you: Download CleanMyMac to quickly solve some of the issues mentioned in this article.
