BitTorrent file shares be warned
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19474829
Ok.. so small online stores have been forced to flash pop ups in my browser to make cookies (which are stored locally so I can delete or disable them anyway). But private firms can snoop on my online activity like this?? Ok government.
Anyone using file-sharing service BitTorrent to download the latest film or music release is likely to be monitored, UK-based researchers suggest.
Ok.. so small online stores have been forced to flash pop ups in my browser to make cookies (which are stored locally so I can delete or disable them anyway). But private firms can snoop on my online activity like this?? Ok government.
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Original post by Benniboi1
Subbed.
I'd like to know if I'm going to jail for the many many things I've downloaded.
I'd like to know if I'm going to jail for the many many things I've downloaded.
The government will use this post against you, and put you in prison with 70% of the population.
Thank goodness for Virgin Media's 50mb/s broadband. I can smash and grab whatever I can especially as it'll take them 3 hours to track.
Just to be on the safe side, I'll have to put utorrent on a scheduler for two hours each.
Just to be on the safe side, I'll have to put utorrent on a scheduler for two hours each.
It's not difficult to obtain popular and, therefore, risky content from non-BitTorrent sources. This is in addition to VPNs, seedboxes, proxies, etc. 
Original post by whyumadtho
It's not difficult to obtain popular and, therefore, risky content from non-BitTorrent sources. This is in addition to VPNs, seedboxes, proxies, etc.
I can, I do, but I shouldn't have to.
Original post by soolo
I can, I do, but I shouldn't have to.
It's not unreasonable to expect organisations to make attempts to protect their intellectual property. By choosing to download via BitTorrent you are voluntarily sharing information with your peers (it's an inherent element of file-sharing via this medium); if your peers are content holders it is reasonable to expect them to keep details of who is downloading their media for legal purposes.
Does that include people that have used it in the past.
Not that I have or anything.
Not that I have or anything.
Original post by whyumadtho It's not unreasonable to expect organisations to make attempts to protect their intellectual property. By choosing to download via BitTorrent you are voluntarily sharing information with your peers (it's an inherent element of file-sharing via this medium); if your peers are content holders it is reasonable to expect them to keep details of who is downloading their media for legal purposes.
It's not unreasonable to expect organisations to make attempts to protect their intellectual property. By choosing to download via BitTorrent you are voluntarily sharing information with your peers (it's an inherent element of file-sharing via this medium); if your peers are content holders it is reasonable to expect them to keep details of who is downloading their media for legal purposes.Piracy would not happen if this organisations provided better solutions to getting their content.
Original post by dj1015
Piracy would not happen if this organisations provided better solutions to getting their content.
Original post by squishy123
Thank goodness for Virgin Media's 50mb/s broadband. I can smash and grab whatever I can especially as it'll take them 3 hours to track.
Just to be on the safe side, I'll have to put utorrent on a scheduler for two hours each.
Just to be on the safe side, I'll have to put utorrent on a scheduler for two hours each.
I think it means tracked within 3 hours of the content appearing on a torrent site. There's a website that tells you everything downloaded on your IP, thankfully mine was 90% porn.
Might be worth investing in premium newsgroup access again methinks.
Original post by whyumadtho It's not unreasonable to expect organisations to make attempts to protect their intellectual property. By choosing to download via BitTorrent you are voluntarily sharing information with your peers (it's an inherent element of file-sharing via this medium); if your peers are content holders it is reasonable to expect them to keep details of who is downloading their media for legal purposes.
It's not unreasonable to expect organisations to make attempts to protect their intellectual property. By choosing to download via BitTorrent you are voluntarily sharing information with your peers (it's an inherent element of file-sharing via this medium); if your peers are content holders it is reasonable to expect them to keep details of who is downloading their media for legal purposes.But why is it in other cases when a firm wants to hold personal data on me, they need my permission and regulation, data protection act ect.
Original post by Jono404
I think it means tracked within 3 hours of the content appearing on a torrent site. There's a website that tells you everything downloaded on your IP, thankfully mine was 90% porn.
Might be worth investing in premium newsgroup access again methinks.
Might be worth investing in premium newsgroup access again methinks.
What website is this?
Original post by Foghorn Leghorn
What website is this?
http://www.youhavedownloaded.com/
It's under maintenance atm by the looks of it. It lists what has been shared under your IP on public trackers like TPB.
Original post by soolo
But why is it in other cases when a firm wants to hold personal data on me, they need my permission and regulation, data protection act ect.
Technically the data isn't held on you - it's held on an IP address. ISP logs on who held that IP at the time of download can be obtained through subpoena. Basically to put those numbers to names they need to go to court.
Original post by whyumadtho
An organisation not satisfying your wants does not make it acceptable to pirate their content, so it is reasonable to expect their pursuit if you choose to do so.
If an industry cannot adapt its business to changing technology they deserve to fail.
Original post by Jono404
http://www.youhavedownloaded.com/
It's under maintenance atm by the looks of it. It lists what has been shared under your IP on public trackers like TPB.
It's under maintenance atm by the looks of it. It lists what has been shared under your IP on public trackers like TPB.
Pretty flawed though given that many people are on dynamic external IPs, and that's before you take into account VPNs.
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