Is BT over Tor still not recommened? (blog.torproject.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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 10 months ago

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

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

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

[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 76 points 10 months ago

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

[-] netburnr@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Did you eat paint chips as a child?

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months 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.