"weeks" <r_weeks@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:nkxy3d65a63l$.1o6i8o6i7nu3i$.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> How much becomes public knowledge about you (me) the moment you (we) use a
> freeware bittorrent client to download/upload a shared .torrent?
>
> I'm sure your IP address and your ISP and a rough estimate of your
> geolocation from the IP address can be had almost instantly. Certainly
> what
> you are attempting to upload & download is public knowledge, as is your
> bittorrent client-but what else do they know about you (me) right off the
> bat?
>
> I'm not asking what they can find out if they subphoena your ISP (which is
> your name and address and entire upload/download history).
>
> I'm asking what they know from your use of the bittorrent client alone.
> a. bittorrent client & version
> b. IP address, ISP, and geolocation
> c. downloaded/uploaded files
> d. ? what else do they instantly know about you ?
>
Now, Now Elise, don`t start getting paranoid <g>.