Torrents-Time

{{distinguish|Popcorn Time}}

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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.{{Cite news|url=https://torrentfreak.com/torrents-time-brings-popcorn-time-to-any-windows-browser-160202/|title=Torrents-Time Brings Popcorn Time to Any Windows Browser - TorrentFreak|date=2016-02-02|newspaper=TorrentFreak|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}} Released 2 February 2016,{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/02/torrents-time-lets-anyone-launch-their-own-web-version-of-popcorn-time/|title=Torrents Time lets anyone launch their own web version of Popcorn Time|website=VentureBeat|date=3 February 2016 |access-date=2016-10-28}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/torrents-time-streams-pirate-bay/|title=Torrents Time lets you stream from The Pirate Bay and others, right inside a browser window|date=2016-02-08|newspaper=Digital Trends|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/05/the-pirate-bay-now-uses-torrents-time-to-let-you-stream-all-its-movies-and-tv-shows/|title=The Pirate Bay now uses Torrents Time to let you stream all its movies and TV shows|website=VentureBeat|date=5 February 2016 |access-date=2016-10-28}} Only two weeks into its history it was attacked by anti-piracy groups on a number of grounds.{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/anti-piracy-group-targets-torrents-time/|title=Torrents Time isn't two weeks old yet, but anti-piracy groups are already going after it|date=2016-02-10|newspaper=Digital Trends|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/33643/20160213/torrents-time-plugin-full-security-issues-pirate-bay-kickass-streaming.htm|title=Torrents Time Plugin Full of Security Issues; The Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrents' Streaming Service Users at Risk|last=Herald|first=Lawyer|date=2016-02-13|newspaper=Lawyer Herald|access-date=2016-10-28}}{{Cite news|url=https://torrentfreak.com/torrents-time-faces-security-concerns-160212/|title=Torrents-Time Faces Security Concerns - TorrentFreak|date=2016-02-12|newspaper=TorrentFreak|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-28}} However, the Torrents-Time team claims these fears are exaggerations and based "half-truths".