Thread: Safety comparison of different downloading methods [Torrent - Usenet - etc.]

seems you hear alot more people using torrents or the gnutella network getting caught.. i guess if you plan to use torrents... try peerblocker and keep to private sites...

When I think of Usenet, I think of old(er) people. That was the big thing a while ago, it's definitely dropped in popularity and Torrents seem to have taken over as the mass way to download. With the things that I download from my private trackers, I'm not really too worried about safety at this point. I've been downloading torrents since 2000-2001 and my only Cease and Desist was like the first month when I tried downloading a movie a week after release from a public site. I quickly learned the ways of the private torrent world and have been fine ever since. I feel like as long as I moderate the things I download, what, when and where; Then I'll continue to have little chance of getting caught... Although you do find a gem on Usenet every once and a while... I don't think it's got enough material (anymore) to be worth it.

i think the only ppl who risk something are the tracker owners, not the users !
The users are too many, they are at no risk !