Posts from 1-2 years ago conclude WARP doesn’t really protect your IP when torrenting. But it does protect it in the present.

You can verify yourself using these checkers that your IP is properly hidden:

Logging? https://www.cloudflare.com/application/privacypolicy/

They say they don’t log the link between your IP and the sites you visit. They say they just use your IP to assign to your the Cloudflare IP.

Speed? I can max out my ISP speed, which is pretty decent. (With the free version, no need to pay for WARP+)

Free, decently fast, decent privacy policy. IMO good enough for the average pirate who doesn’t want to pay. Thoughts?


Edit: Warp is this VPN https://1.1.1.1/ I wanted to make this argument because it’s often said that you need a paid VPN to torrent (in some 1st world countries like USA or Germany). But this is a decent free alternative.

  • Bakery7328@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    Your seedbox probably shares the same IP address with other people. So those xxx downloads are from them.

    the DHT is just a decentralised torrent index that lists all torrents in public trackers, plus the ones seeded by people with DHT enabled in their client, iirc

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      I believe (my) seedbox IP is unique. Else private trackers would certainly throw a fit because of shared accounts due to IPs.

      I will ask my hoster. Seems interesting.

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        You are incorrect. If you pay for a seedbox, it is almost guaranteed to be a shared box. Unless your seedbox costs you over $100/mo, you don’t have exclusive control over it or the IP it uses.

        Private trackers know how seedbox companies operate, therefore don’t really give a shit that you’re sharing an IP to seed.