Initial release | February 2, 2016 |
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Repository |
github |
Operating system | Windows, Mac |
Website |
torrents-time |
Part of a series on |
File sharing |
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Torrents-Time is a browser plugin that allows websites to have the same functionality as the popular Popcorn Time program, without requiring the client to download an application. [1] Released 2 February 2016, [2] sites such as The Pirate Bay and the now defunct KickassTorrents others supported the plugin within days, allowing for in-browser streaming of popular videos. [3] [4] Only two weeks into its history it was attacked by anti-piracy groups on a number of grounds. [5] The security of the plugin has been questioned, especially its reliance on cross-origin resource sharing and parts of its javascript implementation which could end up compromising a target computer and stealing information about the source. [6] [7] However, the Torrents-Time team claims these fears are exaggerations and based "half-truths". [7]
Initial release | February 2, 2016 |
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Repository |
github |
Operating system | Windows, Mac |
Website |
torrents-time |
Part of a series on |
File sharing |
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Torrents-Time is a browser plugin that allows websites to have the same functionality as the popular Popcorn Time program, without requiring the client to download an application. [1] Released 2 February 2016, [2] sites such as The Pirate Bay and the now defunct KickassTorrents others supported the plugin within days, allowing for in-browser streaming of popular videos. [3] [4] Only two weeks into its history it was attacked by anti-piracy groups on a number of grounds. [5] The security of the plugin has been questioned, especially its reliance on cross-origin resource sharing and parts of its javascript implementation which could end up compromising a target computer and stealing information about the source. [6] [7] However, the Torrents-Time team claims these fears are exaggerations and based "half-truths". [7]