I know that this is a torrent forum so I figure this would be an ok subject.
I want to ask about your Encryption settings.
I did look through the (If your using a VPN or Proxy) Topic but I wanted to get a second opinion first.
I wanted to keep myself from being snooped on by the isp.
Is this ok to ask ?.
Advice on torrenting
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there
Re: Advice on torrenting
Mmmm, asking the same Dr for a second opinion is not always a wise move 
(If your using a VPN or Proxy) still stand as good advice. However everything can be cracked... eventually, but probably not by your isp. I have a lower encryption setting - the default one. Too high a setting and encryption will possibly effect your throughput and speed. Enough encryption to keep my isp from knowing what I am doing
Even if you are totally anonymous but log into [email protected] or Facebook, you nominate yourself for a Darwin award. You visit a select number of sites, or friends before being encrypted, then visiting those same sites again my also unmask you, as you may have a pattern.
Even with a vpn, google is on your trail, and their cookies also lurk, if you are not careful.
Then there are web pages that can track you via this, and other similar methods https://panopticlick.eff.org/ Extra items can be added and searched for, narrowing down the error rate, possibly making you unique.
Also when using a client on boot, before the client engages, your PC may be open, advertising you are on line, but I have not had a sniffer on to check how much data is sent before the client connects.
Make sure your vpn provider does not keep logs. https://torrentfreak.com/purevpn-explai ... er-171016/
Either way, best not be low hanging fruit like these wrongly or correctly accused folk. https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-trol ... es-171023/
(If your using a VPN or Proxy) still stand as good advice. However everything can be cracked... eventually, but probably not by your isp. I have a lower encryption setting - the default one. Too high a setting and encryption will possibly effect your throughput and speed. Enough encryption to keep my isp from knowing what I am doing
Even if you are totally anonymous but log into [email protected] or Facebook, you nominate yourself for a Darwin award. You visit a select number of sites, or friends before being encrypted, then visiting those same sites again my also unmask you, as you may have a pattern.
Even with a vpn, google is on your trail, and their cookies also lurk, if you are not careful.
Then there are web pages that can track you via this, and other similar methods https://panopticlick.eff.org/ Extra items can be added and searched for, narrowing down the error rate, possibly making you unique.
Also when using a client on boot, before the client engages, your PC may be open, advertising you are on line, but I have not had a sniffer on to check how much data is sent before the client connects.
Make sure your vpn provider does not keep logs. https://torrentfreak.com/purevpn-explai ... er-171016/
Either way, best not be low hanging fruit like these wrongly or correctly accused folk. https://torrentfreak.com/copyright-trol ... es-171023/
Last edited by there on Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Switeck
Re: Advice on torrenting
I answered some of that here:
index.php/topic,5389.msg26413.html#msg26413
and here:
index.php/topic,5085.0.html
qBitTorrent using the BitTorrent Protocol Encryption will not hide connection activity from your ISP. They may not be able to easily identify if your traffic is BitTorrent in nature, but they can if they bought expensive throttling equipment (like from Sandvine).
index.php/topic,5389.msg26413.html#msg26413
and here:
index.php/topic,5085.0.html
qBitTorrent using the BitTorrent Protocol Encryption will not hide connection activity from your ISP. They may not be able to easily identify if your traffic is BitTorrent in nature, but they can if they bought expensive throttling equipment (like from Sandvine).