onlinepersonaOct 21, 2023

PSA: Don't torrent over TOR

https://programming.dev/post/4694754

PSA: Don't torrent over TOR - programming.dev

1. It doesn’t make you anonymous. Torrent protocol wasn’t designed with anonymity in mind and there are a million ways you’re going to leak your actual IP address. 2. Tor is a TCP only network. 3. While this doesn’t give you the anonymity you wanted, it will hurt the network for other users.

Show threadnhuOct 21, 2023

The first point of the answer is misleading. Tor is indeed designed with anonymity in mind. The leaks occur in different layers, like the for e.g. chosen BitTorrent client.

blog.torproject.org/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good…

Bittorrent over Tor isn't a good idea | Tor Project

An increasing number of people are asking us about the recent paper coming out of Inria in...

Show threadonlinepersona
Torrenting over TOR doesn’t make you anonymous. How is that misleading?
Oct 21, 2023 at 10:44amWeb