How can BitTorrent traffic be anonymized with Tor?
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This blog post from a few years ago suggests that using BitTorrent services over Tor is a bad idea for multiple reasons. However, it also suggests some fixes to get over these problems. Is using a
  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.
  • Kedly@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    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@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

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