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Can internet providers track torrents? - Hudson - 05-11-2014 07:04 PM
I recently read that companies like at&t can track p2p filesharing to find pirated software. I'm kind of worried because I have like a million pirated games and operating systems as well as numerous copies of word 2010 and 2013.
- Comicbook Reader - 05-11-2014 07:07 PM
Yes they can. It's not hard. If you aren't sharing via torrent, then they can't see your computer.
- 346 - 05-11-2014 07:08 PM
Your ISP can track and examine every single packet you send across the Internet. If they want to trace torrents back to you they would have no problem.
- 588 - 05-11-2014 07:16 PM
As ComicBook Reader said, Yes they easily can. There is something you can Google called 'The Six Strike Rule'. Basically the biggest ISP's in America (most of them at least) agree'd that when they become aware of illegal downloads, they'll send you SIX warnings, the 7th time they can throttle your internet speed down or disconnect you completely. I've been downloading, stuff, on the internet since the 'Warez' days (mid-late 90's). Every single person I know downloads 'stuff' as well. I've never known ONE person, ever, to have any type of action brought against them, or even so much been warned by Police or Lawyers for downloading copyrighted material. I've gotten 1 warning in my life a few months ago for downloading 10 or so episodes of Breaking Bad. Been downloading since, no issues. Don't worry about it, you're not going to get arrested or sued.