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PSA: Don't torrent over TOR (tor.stackexchange.com)

submitted 2 years ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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.
Tor is a TCP only network.
While this doesn't give you the anonymity you wanted, it will hurt the network for other users.

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[-] alvvayson@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

Indeed.

Torrenting over I2P is the future. No need for VPN and no dependency on donated bandwidth like with Tor.

The technology needs a bit of refinement and it seems they are struggling to attract and maintain good developers.

In my opinion, the fundamental protocols of I2P need a revamp to make torrenting faster and more efficient.

It will take a few years before we solve these problems.

[-] Staccato@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I2P is still around? I remember experimenting with it a decade ago. Sounds like it's still a slow experience.

[-] ninchuka@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

It's not super fast but it's more then usable, you just need to get lucky with fast routers in your tunnels

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