• boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      I mean it is likely also safer as it is encrypted?

      Using a VPN service and installing qBittorrent is pretty easy though

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        2 months ago

        If there’s one thing I’ve learned working in IT, it’s to not underestimate people’s inability to grasp even to most simple of technical tasks.

      • WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        You won’t get caught torrenting. This has nothing to do with encryption. You are at the mercy of the site owner, who has a lot of server bills and can make money by putting viruses on your computer.

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          Why wont you get caught torrenting then? If this hasnt got anything to do with encryption 😉

          It is safe if you use DNSSEC and TLS-only connections.

          Otherwise, your ISP could still see that traffic. When using custom DNS, that server could see it.

          A danger would only occur when an adversary would host a honeypot site, which is likely illegal.

          Was really interesting to understand why Torrenting is so easy to discover.

          I2P for everyone then?