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PSA: Don't torrent over TOR (tor.stackexchange.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  1. It doesn't make you anonymous. Torrent protocol wasn't designed with anonymity in mind and there are a million ways you're going to leak your actual IP address.
  2. Tor is a TCP only network.
  3. While this doesn't give you the anonymity you wanted, it will hurt the network for other users.
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I torrent without any protection or vpn, its legal here

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's great for you and the community, as you aren't torrenting over TOR 👍

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Does TOR have some utility for the average tech people? Just curious I havent used it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Damn, I feel like an idiot for not googling it now xD

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That's an old site though. So, you can find more information with another search.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If you enjoy drugs that's probably the most use you'll get out of it besides what the other guy said abt using it when vpns are blocked by ur network

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Great for privacy. So great, that half the internet won't let you browse, because they can't sell you data for money.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Uh, "journalism"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If vpns are blocked on the network you are on, tor usually has a way to work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Same here. Whilst torrent sites themselves are blocked, once you get the magnet link/torrent via a proxy/VPN, there is no issue. I do not think anyone has ever received a cease and desist letter from their ISPs here. But then, I think, this is the case for many countries outside of the developed world.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Where are you

[–] can 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Canada? Idk the actual legality but I've been torrenting bare for nearly two decades and have only received two meaningless warnings from my ISP in that time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tends to only work in small towns. I never recieved a letter or warning until I moved to Vancouver, and then got one within a month

[–] can 2 points 10 months ago

I'm not in a small town but no where near Vancouver. VPN is probably still good practice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And I'm so sorry

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Don't worry. They'll reply with their location once the daily power outage is over.