<s>
Bitblinder	B-Application
was	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
bandwidth	O
and	O
IP	O
addresses	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
anonymously	O
download	O
torrents	O
and	O
browse	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
under	O
an	O
MIT	B-License
open-source	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
principles	O
that	O
Tor	B-Application
uses	O
to	O
create	O
anonymity	O
but	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
faster	O
and	O
encourage	O
file	O
sharing	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
anonymous	O
browsing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
anonymous	O
browser	O
based	O
on	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
and	O
an	O
anonymous	O
BitTorrent	O
client	O
based	O
on	O
BitTornado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
provide	O
anonymity	O
for	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
and	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
were	O
allowed	O
to	O
transfer	O
3	O
gigabytes	O
of	O
data	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
initially	O
;	O
additional	O
traffic	O
could	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
setting	O
up	O
one	O
's	O
computer	O
as	O
a	O
relay	B-Protocol
server	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
could	O
be	O
paid	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2010	O
review	O
on	O
DownloadSquad	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
"	O
BitBlinder	B-Application
wo	O
n't	O
work	O
without	O
community	O
participation	O
:	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
no	O
one	O
online	O
to	O
help	O
proxify	O
torrent	O
traffic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
BitBlinder	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
be	O
defunct	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
web	O
page	O
and	O
software	O
client	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
