• boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
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        23 days ago

        That sounds like a very strange model comparing to how empowering and decentralized real torrenting is.

        There even us btfs which allows to mount filesystems over bittorrent and access on demand.

        And I am sure that bittorrent over Javascript on a Website would be possible.

        Like Snowflake runs as a browser extension and people connect over WebRTC

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            20 days ago

            I mean it is likely also safer as it is encrypted?

            Using a VPN service and installing qBittorrent is pretty easy though

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              20 days ago

              You won’t get caught torrenting. This has nothing to do with encryption. You are at the mercy of the site owner, who has a lot of server bills and can make money by putting viruses on your computer.

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                20 days ago

                Why wont you get caught torrenting then? If this hasnt got anything to do with encryption 😉

                It is safe if you use DNSSEC and TLS-only connections.

                Otherwise, your ISP could still see that traffic. When using custom DNS, that server could see it.

                A danger would only occur when an adversary would host a honeypot site, which is likely illegal.

                Was really interesting to understand why Torrenting is so easy to discover.

                I2P for everyone then?