"meerkat" <xxxx@xxxx.com> wrote in
news:h010i.4462$r4.128@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net:

>
> "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>.
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Just be sure you don't get undressed while the monitor is facing you.

-- Paranoid Bob

PS: Remember, shiny side out!