And if yes, what are the implications? Are times changing for piracy in this regard?
I’m asking since I’ve been noticing headlines every odd day or so about different streaming sites getting shut down. I don’t know if this is because people are sharing these types of news more now, or if it’s because in fact the tides are turning significantly and now companies and governments have more control and power over the web.
Is it just me getting fear mongered with these headlines or is it for real? Any veteran pirates out there that can share some thoughts?
Piracy is changing in a different way than expected. Before, viruses were mostly of the type that do damage for fun or steal some game accounts. But all that was left behind.
Nowadays, it’s all about stealing your cryptocurrency or making your hardware mine cryptocurrency, organized crime ransomware and government agencies hijacking your shit to spy on its own citizens or rival countries.
With the shift towards a higher digital presence, so do the dangers grow exponentially.
They’ve always been for-profit viruses. There’s an entire underground market where you get paid X dollars every time you get someone to install said virus. The people adding viruses to pirate sites and torrent downloads have always done it for profit, not fun. Of course there may be one or two black hats out there just trying to fuck shit up, but the majority of it has always been about money.
That is not what is happening here. They aren’t shutting these sites down to keep us safe, they are shutting them down to enforce protection of capital.