Hilariously bad torrent scaremongering

TallPaul1878 said:
No as in proof reading or no as in the headline is correct?

I know that many people can confuse wreck and wreak but wreak means "to cause damage".

In this instance I'm damned sure that the ISP cut off will "wreak havoc" amongst a homeowner's smart devices, leaving them on a "wreck".
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Obviously it was just a crap joke on my part... :p

(Does anybody bother proof reading any more? And so misspell the reply....:o)

And yes, it's wreak not wreck!
 
AndyCr15 said:
My friend might have received an email from his ISP recently because he'd downloaded just a couple of movies and one was being tracked. The email knew which client he'd used and the times, what file it was etc. All correct. The email explained what torrenting was and that it was the first infraction of the period. It didn't say what the period was or how many he was allowed.
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How do ISPs know what the content is? Are they just going by the name of the torrent file or site? If so, it's just a name, it doesn't show/prove what the downloaded content is. Unless they're also using/capturing the torrent content.
 
Rossi~ said:
How do ISPs know what the content is? Are they just going by the name of the torrent file or site? If so, it's just a name, it doesn't show/prove what the downloaded content is. Unless they're also using/capturing the torrent content.
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AFAIK, if you're downloading from a public tracker, then anyone can see the connected IP addresses which are seeding/leeching against any torrent, if an ISP were to also connect to it, then it would see all the connected machines, the file they're seeding/leeching and the IP addresses, hence giving the ability to identify customers who might in breach of some sort of policy
 
Decent lifetime VPN for £40 and you're sorted.

I have Netflix, I have Sky and I now also have Amazon Prime... If I still can't find the film or TV show I want to watch, then I am going to torrent it and I'm not going to feel bad about it.
 
Why is the ISP doing it? I thought generally that the rights holders were the one's that instigate proceedings rather than the internet provider.
 
Popular torrent websites like Kickass Torrents, ExtraTorrent and Torrentz.eu have all shutdown within the last year.
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Not that i'm encouraging illegal downloads but these site's are up and running. :p
 
G-MAN2004 said:
Decent lifetime VPN for £40 and you're sorted.

I have Netflix, I have Sky and I now also have Amazon Prime... If I still can't find the film or TV show I want to watch, then I am going to torrent it and I'm not going to feel bad about it.
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£40 for a lifetime is tempting, itll be nice for extra security and finding stuff i cant get on the uk netflix
 
What a stupid article, I have a smartlock and Hive heating and neither of them need an internet connection to function. It just means I'd only be able to use them locally. I can't see any smart home manufacturer of such important products making an internet connection a requirement for basic functionality.
 
Screeeech said:
AFAIK, if you're downloading from a public tracker, then anyone can see the connected IP addresses which are seeding/leeching against any torrent, if an ISP were to also connect to it, then it would see all the connected machines, the file they're seeding/leeching and the IP addresses, hence giving the ability to identify customers who might in breach of some sort of policy
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Tracked publicly:
https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/en/peer/
If you are on a paid VPN service when accessing the above you will likely see a very interesting list...

I'm awaiting the day an ISP suffers a mass customer data hack including the IP's assigned to users at the time, & an enterprising individual cross references it against the above, & publishes a nice searchable database of names/addresses/favoured HD Porn downloads:D
 
I'm not aware that there's a decent VPN that gives you lifetime membership for only £40. They seem to very much be that you pay for what you get.

I went with a cheap VPN recently after deciding that VPN Area was too expensive, and it turned out to be utter crap. I'm now using IPVanish based on a recommendation from a friend, and it's brilliant. The best feature that I've found is that it lets you select Wifi networks that you always want to use the VPN on, so no more worrying that it has switched off without you noticing.
 
dirtychinchilla said:
I'm not aware that there's a decent VPN that gives you lifetime membership for only £40. They seem to very much be that you pay for what you get.
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Have to agree with this. Maybe for a lot of people a cheapo lifetime VPN would be enough but I'm not sure it would provide any real level of protection and I wouldn't rely on them for a decent speed.

I got NordVPN for $79 (£57) for 2 years and they still have that offer on.
 
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