grimgard <grimgard@prodigy.net> wrote in
news:Lyc0i.2939$RX.1823@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net :

> On 08 May 2007 16:25:09 GMT, Hop-Frog wrote:
>> Item C isn't quite true. Someone can know that you are uploading or
>> downloading the particular file for which he has a torrent. But all
>> the other torrents (especially torrents on other trackers) will
>> remain invisible.
>
> What exactly does PeerGuardian stop if prying eyes were to come from a
> "blocked" domain?

PeerGuardian stops the establishment of a peer-to-peer connection. So
all the data that the tracker provides (your IP) is still available.
That's enough to get B from the original list, and as much of C as
possible.

I suppose PeerGuardian would probably block A, since I think that data is
exchanged during the initial peer-to-peer handshake. But that data is
also beside the point for most purposes.

What PeerGuardian really does is prevent the anti-P2P people from
*confirming* that you are transferring copyrighted data. They can ask
the tracker, and it will tell them, but that's analogous to hearsay
evidence, and not much use. To confirm it, they'll want to actually
connect to your computer and receive some of the data--kind of like the
undercover cop actually buying pot from the dope peddler. It doesn't
really provide any *new* information, but it confirms that the *old* info
is reliable.

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