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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

It's been 13 yesrs after this blog was written. Does the claim still holds true?

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[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 72 points 2 years ago

It will never get recommended. It's bad for the network and bad for your privacy.

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Can you please elaborate more on my next post? Thanks. https://lemmy.ml/post/7508828

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I answered there. Not sure why you open a completely new post for that follow-up question?! You could have asked just here.

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I thought it is better as the focus is different: one is about "Is a blog post written 13 years ago still valid today", the other one is "If BT protocol leaks information anyways, why VPN is acceptable but other's not." That's the reasoning.

[-] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes. It is better to use i2p for bittorrent. Now qbittorrent it is compatible.

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Thanks. I was hoping 13 years will bring some improvements but sadly seems like not.

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 76 points 2 years ago

Tor is not meant for torrenting, so improvements to torrenting on Tor will never be made.

[-] netburnr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Did you eat paint chips as a child?

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

I don't understand what the down votes are for. Disagreement? What's wrong in hoping for improvements in a 13 years gap? I understand and agree that BT over Tor is bad, but two doesn't conflict.

[-] kirk781@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago

hoping for improvements

There have been improvements, just on the fronts you haven't been looking for. Also, if I am correct, torrenting over Tor would be painfully slow compared to normally doing it or via a VPN. It is not worth the hassle.

[-] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

The way it was worded might be seen as improvements to torrenting on Tor instead of improvements to i2p.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think they meant the former, but if there were downvotes that's still weird

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Would you say this is better than using a VPN or just as good?

[-] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Better, because it is free and secure. And at same time you are torrenting, you are helping the network. But a downside, it is the speed and amount of peers you find is less compared to the clearnet. Also it is not the best option to surf the clearnet, tor is better at this.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 40 points 2 years ago

Literally on the current download page:

https://i.imgur.com/5I4gjZH.jpg

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago

Then I'm sorry for not reading carefully.

[-] 520@kbin.social 39 points 2 years ago

Always will be because of the way the two technologies work at a fundamental level.

[-] eya@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 years ago
[-] rar@discuss.online 29 points 2 years ago

It's never been recommended and it never was a good idea.

[-] Venat0r@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You could probably rent a seedbox or more generic service like an aws ecs instance and then download from the seedbox or s3 via tor.

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