AdvertisingOk ( AdvertisingOk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 years agoHow does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account?message-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up147file-text
arrow-up147message-squareHow does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account?AdvertisingOk ( AdvertisingOk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 years agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
Hi, I was wondering how they do this and if there is a way to “cheat” the amount of data you are downloading or seeding.
minus-squareraesin ( rlhe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 years agoYes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.
minus-squareorsetto ( orsetto@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoAlright, for a moment I thought you meant the actual files I download That wouldn’t make sense tho
minus-squareraesin ( rlhe@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoMy fault. Sorry for the panic!
Yes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.
Alright, for a moment I thought you meant the actual files I download
That wouldn’t make sense tho
My fault. Sorry for the panic!