privacy when torrenting?

[Empirical]

What is the best way to be sure of privacy when torrenting? would going to hidemyass and getting a diferent ip and downloading be safe? is magnmet better than torent

[NIK]

A VPN yes (but NOT HMA as it has a proven track record of giving people up). Go for one of these instead: http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-tha...3-edition/

A seedbox is another alternative.

magnet vs. .torrent has nothing to do with privacy.

[Empirical]

A VPN yes (but NOT HMA as it has a proven track record of giving people up). Go for one of these instead: http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-tha...3-edition/

A seedbox is another alternative.

magnet vs. .torrent has nothing to do with privacy.

No I mean just a web proxy or anonymiser like the free web proxy at http://hidemyass.com/ I do not want a VPN.will the web proxy make it private? Thanks

[NIK]

No, a web proxy won't meet your stated requirements in any way.

It will allow you to reach TPB, if your direct connection has been blocked; and it will hide your IP from the Pirate Bay (who don't give a fuck).

But it won't hide your IP from the people who might be inclined to threaten/sue/prosecute you for downloading movies or whatever as none of the "peer-to-peer" traffic will go via the proxy.

[Empirical]

No, a web proxy won't meet your stated requirements in any way.

It will allow you to reach TPB, if your direct connection has been blocked; and it will hide your IP from the Pirate Bay (who don't give a fuck).

But it won't hide your IP from the people who might be inclined to threaten/sue/prosecute you for downloading movies or whatever as none of the "peer-to-peer" traffic will go via the proxy.

very interesting. Will encrypt qbitorrrent hide the IP from the people who might be inclined to threaten/sue?if not what will, a vpn? can't a vpn leak ip too?
what about a program to change ip, would the peer to peer carry the changed ip?
example http://sourceforge.net/projects/winipchanger/

[NIK]

Will encrypt qbitorrrent hide the IP from the people who might be inclined to threaten/sue?

No

if not what will, a vpn?

Yes. I've already told you that. A seedbox will also.

can't a vpn leak ip too?

Yes and no.

What you're most likely thinking of is what happens if you're accidentally disconnected from the VPN, and your torrent client continues sharing via your "real" IP. That can be prevented by configuring your firewall properly.

Also, as HMA has shown, your VPN provider might give you up.

There is no 100% guaranteed solution.

what about a program to change ip, would the peer to peer carry the changed ip?
example http://sourceforge.net/projects/winipchanger/

No. Your ISP always knows what IP you're using at any given time. And the people you're sharing with (who may be other sharers or agents of copyright trolls) know your IP as well. They have to, in order to be able to send you the pieces of file. All they need to do is report to your ISP that IP x was used to share file y at time z and your ISP will be able to tell from their records that IP x was allocated to you at time z.

[jigsaw52]

What's the difference between a VPN and a proxy?

To keep everything safe and secure, what I do is go to InPrivate Browsing on Internet Explorer. I also change the settings to delete everything and leave nothing behind. I'm using PeerBlock. I don't know if it's any good, but so far I've been protected. There is no limit to downloading on Pirate Bay, but will downloading too many torrents risk the chances of getting my ISP address spotted? I'm also concern on my privacy.

[NIK]

What's the difference between a VPN and a proxy?

Imagine you're a member of a club, and the club has a library of books, looked after by a club librarian. The club doesn't actually have a physical library, all the books are held by members and they're exchanged as and when required. The duty of the librarian is to keep track of all the books that are available and who has which.

When you want a book you phone the librarian and he tells you whether the club has a copy of that book and whose house it is at). You then drive over to that members house and pick up the book.

Now, if you wanted to keep your identity secret, you need to be able to hide your phone number from the librarian AND hide your car licence plate number from the guy you pick up the book from.

So, you could phone a friend and ask them to phone the librarian for you. That way the librarian wouldn't see your phone number. Your friend or, more specifically, your friends telephone, would be the "proxy".

But you can't get the book to your house via that proxy. It simply doesn't carry that type of traffic. You need to borrow your friend's car. When you go and pick up the book it's the licence plate number of your friend's car that the other club member will see. The car is the "VPN"

That's not a perfect analogy, but I think it covers the main aspects of your question.

To keep everything safe and secure, what I do is go to InPrivate Browsing on Internet Explorer. I also change the settings to delete everything and leave nothing behind.

Again, you're protecting something I'm guess you're not particularly bothered about. In this case, you're ensuring that if anyone gains physical access to your computer they won't be able to see where the movies on it were downloaded from. So your wife, or burglar, or the police if they ever confiscate your computer will be able to see that you have a copy of "big butt babes" but they won't be able to see that you've downloaded it from The Pirate Bay.

But nothing you've done will prevent the copyright owners of BBB seeing you downloading it.

I'm using PeerBlock. I don't know if it's any good,

It isn't. It's worse than no good, it's actually bad. Uninstall it.

but so far I've been protected.

No. So far you haven't been caught. But that's not because of anything that you've done, it's because the chances of getting caught are actually staggeringly low regardless of what you do.

All the measures you've described taking so far are akin to sticking a paper bag over your head, going outside in an electrical storm, not being struck by lighting, and then concluding that paper bags protect you from lightning.

will downloading too many torrents risk the chances of getting my ISP address spotted?

There is a risk with each download so, yes, the more downloads the more cumulative risk. But the risks are very very low to begin with so, meh. It's like being struck by lightening--the more times you step outside the greater your chance of being struck by lightening. But the chances are so small that you don't let the risk (which, though small, is very real) stop you.

[jigsaw52]

What's the difference between a VPN and a proxy?

Imagine you're a member of a club, and the club has a library of books, looked after by a club librarian. The club doesn't actually have a physical library, all the books are held by members and they're exchanged as and when required. The duty of the librarian is to keep track of all the books that are available and who has which.

When you want a book you phone the librarian and he tells you whether the club has a copy of that book and whose house it is at). You then drive over to that members house and pick up the book.

Now, if you wanted to keep your identity secret, you need to be able to hide your phone number from the librarian AND hide your car licence plate number from the guy you pick up the book from.

So, you could phone a friend and ask them to phone the librarian for you. That way the librarian wouldn't see your phone number. Your friend or, more specifically, your friends telephone, would be the "proxy".

But you can't get the book to your house via that proxy. It simply doesn't carry that type of traffic. You need to borrow your friend's car. When you go and pick up the book it's the licence plate number of your friend's car that the other club member will see. The car is the "VPN"

That's not a perfect analogy, but I think it covers the main aspects of your question.

To keep everything safe and secure, what I do is go to InPrivate Browsing on Internet Explorer. I also change the settings to delete everything and leave nothing behind.

Again, you're protecting something I'm guess you're not particularly bothered about. In this case, you're ensuring that if anyone gains physical access to your computer they won't be able to see where the movies on it were downloaded from. So your wife, or burglar, or the police if they ever confiscate your computer will be able to see that you have a copy of "big butt babes" but they won't be able to see that you've downloaded it from The Pirate Bay.

But nothing you've done will prevent the copyright owners of BBB seeing you downloading it.

I'm using PeerBlock. I don't know if it's any good,

It isn't. It's worse than no good, it's actually bad. Uninstall it.

but so far I've been protected.

No. So far you haven't been caught. But that's not because of anything that you've done, it's because the chances of getting caught are actually staggeringly low regardless of what you do.

All the measures you've described taking so far are akin to sticking a paper bag over your head, going outside in an electrical storm, not being struck by lighting, and then concluding that paper bags protect you from lightning.

will downloading too many torrents risk the chances of getting my ISP address spotted?

There is a risk with each download so, yes, the more downloads the more cumulative risk. But the risks are very very low to begin with so, meh. It's like being struck by lightening--the more times you step outside the greater your chance of being struck by lightening. But the chances are so small that you don't let the risk (which, though small, is very real) stop you.

I get an understanding of what you are saying. From what I read in PeerBlock, they mention it's not 100% secure. It has good reviews, but when I recently read up on information on it, something about it I didn't feel right. I uninstalled PeerBlock and I am now using Hotspot Shield. Would you say it's good for downloading torrents safe and securely? I would want to be protected from what I'm looking at on certain websites and for downloading torrents. Don't we all.

Quick story

At the end of 2011, (or I think it was the beginning of 2012) I received a message from Roadrunner (I think that was the name of it) about copyright infringement. It said if it were to be done again, they have the right to sue or something like that. I never got the message again. I'm not sure why I got it.

By the way, I use uTorrent version 3.2.2. I hear it should be safe enough. I've been iffy to upgrade. I've heard the latest version or versions aren't safe to download. I found this and I don't know if what the person is saying is true about enabling protocol encryption. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...345AAirKDg

[Empirical]

What's the difference between a VPN and a proxy?

Imagine you're a member of a club, and the club has a library of books, looked after by a club librarian. The club doesn't actually have a physical library, all the books are held by members and they're exchanged as and when required. The duty of the librarian is to keep track of all the books that are available and who has which.

When you want a book you phone the librarian and he tells you whether the club has a copy of that book and whose house it is at). You then drive over to that members house and pick up the book.

Now, if you wanted to keep your identity secret, you need to be able to hide your phone number from the librarian AND hide your car licence plate number from the guy you pick up the book from.

So, you could phone a friend and ask them to phone the librarian for you. That way the librarian wouldn't see your phone number. Your friend or, more specifically, your friends telephone, would be the "proxy".

But you can't get the book to your house via that proxy. It simply doesn't carry that type of traffic. You need to borrow your friend's car. When you go and pick up the book it's the licence plate number of your friend's car that the other club member will see. The car is the "VPN"

That's not a perfect analogy, but I think it covers the main aspects of your question.

To keep everything safe and secure, what I do is go to InPrivate Browsing on Internet Explorer. I also change the settings to delete everything and leave nothing behind.

Again, you're protecting something I'm guess you're not particularly bothered about. In this case, you're ensuring that if anyone gains physical access to your computer they won't be able to see where the movies on it were downloaded from. So your wife, or burglar, or the police if they ever confiscate your computer will be able to see that you have a copy of "big butt babes" but they won't be able to see that you've downloaded it from The Pirate Bay.

But nothing you've done will prevent the copyright owners of BBB seeing you downloading it.

I'm using PeerBlock. I don't know if it's any good,

It isn't. It's worse than no good, it's actually bad. Uninstall it.

but so far I've been protected.

No. So far you haven't been caught. But that's not because of anything that you've done, it's because the chances of getting caught are actually staggeringly low regardless of what you do.

All the measures you've described taking so far are akin to sticking a paper bag over your head, going outside in an electrical storm, not being struck by lighting, and then concluding that paper bags protect you from lightning.

will downloading too many torrents risk the chances of getting my ISP address spotted?

There is a risk with each download so, yes, the more downloads the more cumulative risk. But the risks are very very low to begin with so, meh. It's like being struck by lightening--the more times you step outside the greater your chance of being struck by lightening. But the chances are so small that you don't let the risk (which, though small, is very real) stop you.

excellent explanation. Are there any free vpns?Or seedboxes? Can you explain how to configure the firewall to hide the ip if the vpn fails in an analogy?Why would you be disconnected from the VPN, ?

If you change your IP in routerbbefore each torrent then each time a book is collected the guy will have a different licence plate. Is it more likeley they will not bother with a once off and look for repeat offenders?

What effect does forcing encryption on qbt have?

Would TOR browser keep ip hidden?

Thanks for the explanation