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Definitely a few. Media companies often send out infringement notices to ISPs to be forwarded to the user and I would guess this is how they get those IPs

mdaniel 1y ago
My understanding is that mere swarm membership is sufficient, no need to host anything That's my understanding of why private trackers ban folks who upload private .torrent files to public trackers because the infohash is a rendezvous point of private and public consumers via DHT
- accrual 1y ago
  It's kind of like walking into a room of people with full or partial copies of a copyrighted pie, but there's one person in the corner (the copyright holder or someone on their behalf) taking notes of everyone who comes and asks for a slice.
neckro23 1y ago
No tracker necessary, you can just use DHT: https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/ https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/
- edude03 1y ago
  huh, weirdly it has stuff I did download and stuff I didn't download within minutes of each other ... should I be worried?
  - lossolo 1y ago
    Stop using DHT and/or public trackers and you will be safe. They scan public trackers and the DHT network.
    - heraldgeezer 1y ago
      Use a VPN? Like a public one. Mullvad recommended.
    - NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
      >Stop using DHT and/or public trackers a Public trackers are the only trackers most of us can reasonably use. He should get a VPN.
      - edm0nd 1y ago
        private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (IPTorrents, Speed, etc) if you are a good seeder and can maintain good ratios. anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo. public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.
        DaSHacka 1y ago
        > anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo. Or you could just use a VPN, which you probably should for private trackers too anyway.
        dahrkael 1y ago
        it is my understanding that some private trackers dont allow you to use VPNs or risk a ban
        NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
        >private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful ( Sure. It combines all the fun of pledge week with a fraternity with the wrong-headed attitudes that became part of the culture when ftp servers were the height of technology. And you just have to schedule an interview and learn the secret knock/handshake. Don't ever invite anyone, because if they're the wrong type, you get banned for their behavior too. >public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs. It's an mkv file. Don't double click exes.
  - _factor 1y ago
    Many trackers will add dummy data to prevent profiling. There is no validation to claims. It’s nice to look at, but not reliable.
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- alex_duf 1y ago
  Interestingly they put the infohash of the show in the URL. So one can use that website to pick which show to download just by using the hash + DHT Edit: Nope I'm wrong, different type of hash it seems...
komali2 1y ago
When I moved out of my apartment I needed to transfer the Comcast account to my roommate. In the process of logging into their web dashboard for the first time since I'd started the service, I found out I had an @comcast.com type email address, apparently registered for me. The webmail UI indicated I had thousands of unread emails. I was curious what kind of spam gets sent to an email address that's so far as I'm aware never out on the internet anywhere, so popped it open. Thousands of DMCA requests. Full filenames. Over the course of a year they had apparently notified Comcast of thousands of alleged violations, and nothing more than an email ever came of it. Impossible to know which roommate was allegedly torrenting files of course. Or perhaps people visiting using our wifi. Who knows!

mdaniel 1y ago

My understanding is that mere swarm membership is sufficient, no need to host anything That's my understanding of why private trackers ban folks who upload private .torrent files to public trackers because the infohash is a rendezvous point of private and public consumers via DHT

accrual 1y ago
It's kind of like walking into a room of people with full or partial copies of a copyrighted pie, but there's one person in the corner (the copyright holder or someone on their behalf) taking notes of everyone who comes and asks for a slice.

neckro23 1y ago

No tracker necessary, you can just use DHT: https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/ https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/

edude03 1y ago
huh, weirdly it has stuff I did download and stuff I didn't download within minutes of each other ... should I be worried?
- lossolo 1y ago
  Stop using DHT and/or public trackers and you will be safe. They scan public trackers and the DHT network.
  - heraldgeezer 1y ago
    Use a VPN? Like a public one. Mullvad recommended.
  - NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
    >Stop using DHT and/or public trackers a Public trackers are the only trackers most of us can reasonably use. He should get a VPN.
    - edm0nd 1y ago
      private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful (IPTorrents, Speed, etc) if you are a good seeder and can maintain good ratios. anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo. public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs.
      - DaSHacka 1y ago
        > anyone using a public tracker in 2025 deserves anything their ISP catches them doing imo. Or you could just use a VPN, which you probably should for private trackers too anyway.
        dahrkael 1y ago
        it is my understanding that some private trackers dont allow you to use VPNs or risk a ban
      - NoMoreNicksLeft 1y ago
        >private trackers and warez groups are the plentiful ( Sure. It combines all the fun of pledge week with a fraternity with the wrong-headed attitudes that became part of the culture when ftp servers were the height of technology. And you just have to schedule an interview and learn the secret knock/handshake. Don't ever invite anyone, because if they're the wrong type, you get banned for their behavior too. >public trackers and torrent sites are also just 90% malware and RATs. It's an mkv file. Don't double click exes.
- _factor 1y ago
  Many trackers will add dummy data to prevent profiling. There is no validation to claims. It’s nice to look at, but not reliable.
  - deleted 1y ago
    [deleted]
alex_duf 1y ago
Interestingly they put the infohash of the show in the URL. So one can use that website to pick which show to download just by using the hash + DHT Edit: Nope I'm wrong, different type of hash it seems...

komali2 1y ago

When I moved out of my apartment I needed to transfer the Comcast account to my roommate. In the process of logging into their web dashboard for the first time since I'd started the service, I found out I had an @comcast.com type email address, apparently registered for me. The webmail UI indicated I had thousands of unread emails. I was curious what kind of spam gets sent to an email address that's so far as I'm aware never out on the internet anywhere, so popped it open. Thousands of DMCA requests. Full filenames. Over the course of a year they had apparently notified Comcast of thousands of alleged violations, and nothing more than an email ever came of it. Impossible to know which roommate was allegedly torrenting files of course. Or perhaps people visiting using our wifi. Who knows!