dmw2692004
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i wasent asking for sympathy, but thats ok.
Comcast Tracked me.
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i wasent asking for sympathy, but thats ok.
tlarkin
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how is your network set up? Router, NAT, SPfirewall, software firewalls? Or none of that stuff?
Also, bitlord is a very crappy torrent client. I suggest getting rid of it and using utorrent. What I don't get is comcast can't technically press charges against you, they could only turn you in. Any outside party that wanted access to your downloads would have to supena comcast unless they were willing to just hand it over. Most ISPs still respect your privacy, but how knows how DRM will change.
Bitlord has adware in it, and it is belived to also carry spyware so technically you could have been tracked that way.
Also, bitlord is a very crappy torrent client. I suggest getting rid of it and using utorrent. What I don't get is comcast can't technically press charges against you, they could only turn you in. Any outside party that wanted access to your downloads would have to supena comcast unless they were willing to just hand it over. Most ISPs still respect your privacy, but how knows how DRM will change.
Bitlord has adware in it, and it is belived to also carry spyware so technically you could have been tracked that way.
tlarkin
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lol worse comes to worse... buy the dvd, scratch it, and say u downloaded it bc it wouldnt work, thats legal
that is not legal. According to the revised DMCA you are not allowed to change formats or compressions or decrypt anything you buy, which is asinine IMHO, but it is clearly stated that is not permitted.
dmw2692004
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i was tracked through torrent portal. i have a router, switch and a hardware firewall.
XanderCage
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lol man ive been using utorrent for years,
well ive been using utorrent for years, and to be honest i have bell, ultra with unlimited bandwidth , and i dont think they even car, its actually funny because the bell support forums have a section for p2p download help, and im in canada so ha!
Go Canada!
well ive been using utorrent for years, and to be honest i have bell, ultra with unlimited bandwidth , and i dont think they even car, its actually funny because the bell support forums have a section for p2p download help, and im in canada so ha!
Go Canada!
dmw2692004
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I dont upload.
I hate you.
Progress update. My dad is pissed as hell. he wants admin right to my computer at all time. and for me to have a limited account. I am going to make him sign a contract that he has to tell me that he is going be checking my computer for anything or using my computer for anything. In the contract that I made it also says that he cant install any sofware whatsoever on my computer.
Comcast sercurity is going to call back today sometime and we will go from there. I hope that people here are learining from my mistake.
I also belive that im on a comcast "watch list?" thats watching what i download and what i upload more closely than before. Is this possible?
tlarkin
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bitlord has built in adware, and I am sure that is how they tracked you. The thing is bittorrent you aren't downloading a whole file from someone like you are in normal P2P apps. Instead you are downloading pieces of files from every seeder on the internet, and using that tracker.
Yeah i think they are more intrested in getting the people that upload & provide those files to be downloaded,Then they are of the people that download them.
But still its wrong to download them.
Warriorhazzard
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SO they can still find stuff even after you delete them???
How doest that work?
How doest that work?
M0ddingMan1a
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thats only if they confiscate ur harddrive and do manual drive search thru each sector er w/e. but yea, they would have to attain ur hardware.
wat i would do is keep the dvds u downloaded, but label them something else. lol. like..... school talent show 11\05\06 er somin LOL. and put a password on the file if u havent already burned it to a dvd.
dmw2692004
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ok so bascially, i can get nailed by the riaa?
and this can happen at anytime?
would they be contacting my local athorities, and would they be able to get a search warrent for my house?
any suggestions on hwo i should handle this?
and this can happen at anytime?
would they be contacting my local athorities, and would they be able to get a search warrent for my house?
any suggestions on hwo i should handle this?
XanderCage
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no, they need
dude they cant do that thats violationg of like rights, they need a warrant first, they are not the fbi..... and this is not a terrorist case...
dude they cant do that thats violationg of like rights, they need a warrant first, they are not the fbi..... and this is not a terrorist case...
dmw2692004
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how worried should i be then? very? or not worried at all?
dmw2692004
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well you should of think about the consequences when you're downloading those stuff.
good pont.
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