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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #30 on: July 17, 2014, 03:16:02 PM »

There are games which use a torrent mechanism to handle all their patches and updates.  If you are not careful, your computer becomes part of their distribution system.

*cough* WOT *cough*
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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2014, 07:10:09 PM »
The other downside to using TOR is the NSA has targeted people using it, and labeling them as "extremists".  Just saying.

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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2014, 12:20:35 AM »
*cough* WOT *cough*

good thing they give you the option to not use it.  I never use it
 


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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2014, 01:27:44 AM »
good thing they give you the option to not use it.  I never use it
 


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I wouldn't even notice the torrent option unless it crashes when trying to run WOT on linux. I'm sure most players haven't checked what's behind the options in the loader.
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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #34 on: July 18, 2014, 10:57:21 AM »
The other downside to using TOR is the NSA has targeted people using it, and labeling them as "extremists".  Just saying.

How so? I have read a few instances where several agencies -  not just the 3 letter Intelligence ones - are doing "questionable" things to investigate U.S. citizens and non citizens alike but I have not read/heard anything about what you reference.  Not a loaded question -  I am very curious.  After all, I used to work for the NSA.
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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #35 on: July 18, 2014, 11:55:15 AM »
How so? I have read a few instances where several agencies -  not just the 3 letter Intelligence ones - are doing "questionable" things to investigate U.S. citizens and non citizens alike but I have not read/heard anything about what you reference.  Not a loaded question -  I am very curious.  After all, I used to work for the NSA.

For example this is a recent article/documentation http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/NSA-targets-the-privacy-conscious,nsa230.html

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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #36 on: July 18, 2014, 12:00:57 PM »
For example this is a recent article/documentation http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/NSA-targets-the-privacy-conscious,nsa230.html

This topic is one of the very rare cases where I wished there was no #14 here.
But then, it's probably better there is  ;)

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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #37 on: July 18, 2014, 05:42:40 PM »
After all, I used to work for the NSA.
Enough reason to connect to the forum w/ TOR.   :D
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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #38 on: July 19, 2014, 10:58:15 AM »
Enough reason to connect to the forum w/ TOR.   :D

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Re: Torrent Software
« Reply #39 on: July 20, 2014, 04:48:44 PM »
Only used it to dl one file and now am done with it. So far so good. I don't venture into deep water without good reason or a good inflatable.  :D

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