@AdvertisingOk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 1 year agoHow does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account?message-square23fedilinkarrow-up161file-text
arrow-up161message-squareHow does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account?@AdvertisingOk@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 1 year agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-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-squareraesinlinkfedilink11•1 year agoYes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.
minus-square@orsetto@beehaw.orglinkfedilink6•1 year agoAlright, for a moment I thought you meant the actual files I download That wouldn’t make sense tho
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!