New Service Designed To Hide IP Addresses Of File Sharers

from the RIAA's-lawyers-soon-to-be-at-your-door... dept

It should be no surprise to anyone that people who are still using file sharing programs are going further underground to avoid being threatened by the RIAA. Now, someone who is fed up with the RIAA’s tactics has started a VPN service, called AnonX, to hide the IP addresses of people using file sharing systems. Instead, all requests are routed through the company’s (offshore) servers. He’s charging $6/month for the service, and claims that he can’t be forced to divulge info on subscribers, since the company is actually based in Vanuatu, the same place Kazaa is based. Chances are he’s going to get sued anyway. Update: Important point from Broadband Reports: this is likely to be a bunch of snake oil.


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