raesin@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoPiracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•How does a private torrent tracker associate the downloader with my account?
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1 year agoMy fault. Sorry for the panic!
“Associate with people who are likely to improve you.” ― Seneca
My fault. Sorry for the panic!
Yes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.
The passkey is also why you shouldn’t share torrent files.
I’d try a different browser without extensions and work backwards from there. You can also try asking on our tech support Matrix room : https://matrix.to/#/%23div0-techsupport%3Amatrix.org
We’re good! See https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/547459 for more info.
You may notice slower speeds and difficulties downloading rare stuff. Generally, you’ll probably be OK if you’re looking for well-seeded files.
See here for a bit better explanation.
People completely missing the point for an opportunity to shit on Apple is on brand though. Lol.