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>In Germany they have to comply. Seriously, screw Germany here. The way they oppressively Gestapo your internet traffic just to catch you downloading an mp3 to

>In Germany they have to comply. Seriously, screw Germany here. The way they oppressively Gestapo your internet traffic just to catch you downloading an mp3 to treat you like criminal menace, is unheard of in the rest of Europe. Can't believe the so called "privacy conscious" German public are okay with this invasiveness of their internet privacy when they're the only EU country as hardcore on this "issue". If only they would invest as much resources in digital innovation as they do in catching people download a DVD rip, Germany would rule the tech world.

andrepd 3y ago
Does it need that many resources though? I thought just getting the list of peers in a swarm for an illegal torrent is enough.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  Resources not as in tech but as in lack of red tape in invading people's privacy for such trivial issues. In any other country this would get you laughed out of court.
cykros 3y ago
Germany seems like they just do what involves the most policing. If it's going after companies for privacy invasions, they do it. If it's going after individuals for infringing on copyright, they do it. They got rid of the laws that targeted people by race and background, but they never bothered to dispose of the jack boots.
- expertentipp 3y ago
  Meh that's why I stay away from German services. People who go apeshit on you for sharing one 64kb chunk of movie have lost their marbles. Service provider is GmbH, headquarters in Germany? Maybe someone from the other side of the world believes in their "privacy" lunatism.
fomine3 3y ago
For US, it's natural that they are aggressive to arrest pirates because US have some biggest content holders in the world. I wonder is Germany content sold well?
- expertentipp 3y ago
  No, German copyright predators are a proxy of American ones. Nobody cares about German content.
WinstonSmith84 3y ago
> If only they would invest as much resources in digital innovation as they do in catching people download a DVD rip, Germany would rule the tech world. I don't think it's expensive, once you've the software: 1- regularly pull the torrent IDs from the latest releases on most popular torrenting website 2- download and stream the movies 3- wait for German IPs to connect 4- filter out IPs behind a VPN 5- identify the IP provider 6- send the request, probably by Email 7- profit Not sure how advanced the software, but I don't see much manual input needed, it must be actually very lucrative > Can't believe the so called "privacy conscious" German public are okay with this invasiveness Nothing against Germans but there is a lot of hypocrisy in their society: - Energiewende vs. shutting down Nuclear Plants and turning on Coal - Green cars vs. 300km/h on the Autobahn - Go to a restaurant in a big German city, guys tell you they don't accept cards, then hand write the bill on a napkin (...) vs. Greece where restaurants are legally obliged to accept cards and if they don't, then you can just walk out without paying (!..) (all this since the EU driven by Germany bailed Greece out)

andrepd 3y ago

Does it need that many resources though? I thought just getting the list of peers in a swarm for an illegal torrent is enough.

ChuckNorris89 3y ago
Resources not as in tech but as in lack of red tape in invading people's privacy for such trivial issues. In any other country this would get you laughed out of court.

cykros 3y ago

Germany seems like they just do what involves the most policing. If it's going after companies for privacy invasions, they do it. If it's going after individuals for infringing on copyright, they do it. They got rid of the laws that targeted people by race and background, but they never bothered to dispose of the jack boots.

expertentipp 3y ago
Meh that's why I stay away from German services. People who go apeshit on you for sharing one 64kb chunk of movie have lost their marbles. Service provider is GmbH, headquarters in Germany? Maybe someone from the other side of the world believes in their "privacy" lunatism.

fomine3 3y ago

For US, it's natural that they are aggressive to arrest pirates because US have some biggest content holders in the world. I wonder is Germany content sold well?

expertentipp 3y ago
No, German copyright predators are a proxy of American ones. Nobody cares about German content.

WinstonSmith84 3y ago

> If only they would invest as much resources in digital innovation as they do in catching people download a DVD rip, Germany would rule the tech world. I don't think it's expensive, once you've the software: 1- regularly pull the torrent IDs from the latest releases on most popular torrenting website 2- download and stream the movies 3- wait for German IPs to connect 4- filter out IPs behind a VPN 5- identify the IP provider 6- send the request, probably by Email 7- profit Not sure how advanced the software, but I don't see much manual input needed, it must be actually very lucrative > Can't believe the so called "privacy conscious" German public are okay with this invasiveness Nothing against Germans but there is a lot of hypocrisy in their society: - Energiewende vs. shutting down Nuclear Plants and turning on Coal - Green cars vs. 300km/h on the Autobahn - Go to a restaurant in a big German city, guys tell you they don't accept cards, then hand write the bill on a napkin (...) vs. Greece where restaurants are legally obliged to accept cards and if they don't, then you can just walk out without paying (!..) (all this since the EU driven by Germany bailed Greece out)