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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by UndergroundGoblin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Hello. I downloaded some stuff quiet a few times. Always care to have a VPN (Mullvad and Proton) active and also integrate it as an interface in BitTorrent. Regularly checked my network for DNS Leaks and downloaded Test-torrents to check my IP. So I thought I should be safe. I had no problems the last 6 Months.

About 2 month ago I switched my OS to Linux. Because I didn't was familiar with VPNs, Network Interfaces, etc. I stopped torrenting until I know what im doing.

One monthe later I bought a Homeserver and was planning to setup a little Seedbox to torrent 24/7. For training purposes I installed qBittorrent on a VM and downloaded some completely legal and official Linux Distribution. Never ever downloaded something which could cause a copyright issue.

Until I checked https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/ With my real, unprotected IP yesterday. As expected I saw that I downloaded the Linux distros. But between them, there showed up an entry for a Series and a Film that I never downloaded and dont even know. Timely very close together. In a period when I definitely didn't downloaded anything.

Cause I'm from Germany it drives me crazy. How reliable are the infos from iknowwhatyoudownloaded.com?

Anyways, I will definitely contact my Lowyer if I find a letter in my letter box.

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 2 months ago

Is your ISP using CGNAT? If so, your IP address is likely shared with dozens of other people. Each user gets a different set of ports and your ISP knows which ports each person is using so they can send the nasty letter to the correct person.

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