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PSA: Don't torrent over TOR (tor.stackexchange.com)
submitted 1 year ago by onlinepersona@programming.dev to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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  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.
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[-] Moxible 27 points 1 year ago

is it okay if I download a .torrent file from private trackers through TOR browser?

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

Yes, but make sure to use a VPN or a Seedbox for the actual torrenting

[-] WarmApplePieShrek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Not always needed with private trackers.

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I'd err on the side of caution. I always use a VPN for privacy reasons, my ISP doesn't need to know what websites I'm visiting and which P2P protocols I use. Also, there's no need to expose my approximate geographical location to every service I connect to.

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