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What's your take on private trackers? (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by tet@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Are they for you? Why or why not?

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[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

If you are forced to disable your vpn there is more risk. I'm not sure if some permit a vpn but I wouldn't be trusting any of them without one.

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

I use a VPN and it's on a kill switch, so if it gets disconnected for whatever reason, the machine can't reach the internet at all.

I can't imagine why a private tracker would disallow you from using a VPN

[-] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago

MAM used to be quite anti-VPN but I haven't used it in years, so no idea what their take is now. They tracked quotas and stuff through your IP and required you to be online on IRC. Great content and community, but a lot of hoops to jump through.

[-] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

There used to be issues with tracking ratios when using a VPN. And since many private trackers require users to maintain a specific ratio, it meant that many private trackers effectively banned VPNs. Because if you were using a VPN, you’d be stuck at a 0.00 ratio and quickly get banned.

[-] akilou@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I use a VPN and maintain a ratio. They must use something other than IP address as a unique identifier.

[-] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Even with VPN, ultimately you're still storing everything at your house. Seedbox, preferably in the Netherlands is the way to go.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Usually they want only your IP while signing up to be able to see if they had already banned you and you try to evade it.
Most times there was the rule that once signed up, you can turn it back on for both torrenting and browsing.