Külföldi torrent oldalak The 10 Most Popular Technology/piracy Stories Of 2015

Social media blunders, the Ashley Madison "data dump" and the government passing controversial anti-piracy laws were just some of the most popular stories published in Fairfax Media's technology and Digital Life pages this year. Here's the full top 10:

Australian couple cop $15,000 Facebook defamation bill

A Sydney couple was left with a $15,000 legal bill after their comments about a neighbour's dogs on a community social media page saw them sued for defamation in the NSW District Court.


Australian senate passes controversial anti-piracy, website-blocking laws

Earlier this year, the senate passed legislation that allows rights holders to go to the Federal Court to get overseas websites that have the "primary purpose" of facilitating copyright infringements blocked. While the head of the Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association, Simon Bush, said "this is a watershed moment", opponents feared it would do little to curb online piracy.

Why keeping your keys in the freezer can stop thieves breaking into your car

How do you protect your car by keeping your keys in the freezer? This trick ensures your keyless system's signal isn't picked up by thieves using "power amplifiers" to search for your key. According to a Swedish security company, you can buy these devices for under $100 from online sites like eBay and Amazon. Fairfax republished the original story from the New York Times, and then confirmed with Australian police that similar events were occurring in Australia.


How the Australian Netflix differs from the US service

Australians felt they had been short-changed by the streaming service after a software developer, Kenneth Tsang, said it had 7000 fewer titles than the US version. A Netflix spokesman confirmed the Australian catalogue offered fewer titles but that the service was slowly working towards increasing this number.


Dallas Buyers Club slays iiNet in landmark piracy case

The Federal Court ordered several Australian internet providers to hand over to Voltage Pictures the identities of account holders whose internet connections were allegedly used to illegally share the Dallas Buyers Club movie. But the court is now fed up with the film studio's "bullying tactics", leading to speculation the case may be thrown out.


Woman who posted selfie with barcode on Melbourne Cup ticket had $825 winnings stolen

A woman who posted a selfie of her winning Melbourne Cup ticket — including its barcode — was fleeced for her $825 winnings. She said police tracked down the machine that was used to withdraw the money and that she believed the person involved was one of her Facebook "friends".


Wi-Fi Assist: the iOS 9 iPhone feature you should probably turn off

An iOS 9 iPhone feature called "Wi-Fi Assist", which is turned on by default, had reportedly been eating through users' mobile data while they thought they were on Wi-Fi. Some users took to social media to complain that their mobile data usage skyrocketed since they upgraded to iOS 9.


Ashley Madison hack

Though the above iPhone article was the single most read of the year, the combined might of these two Ashley Madison articles made the salacious hack Fairfax Media's biggest tech story of 2015.

Ashley Madison hack hackers claim cheaters' details dumped online

Site hackers claimed on an online message board that they had access to the personal information of more than 30 million members. While there was some debate surrounding the legitimacy of the hack when the claims were made, it soon became clear it was the "real deal".

The 10-gigabyte trove of user data — including names, phone numbers, email addresses and credit card details — was re-posted and made searchable on several sites across the web. While many initially considered it a list of guilty cheaters, it would later transpire that Ashley Madison's shadowy practices meant the data was far from reliable.