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re1gnsupreme
21.05.12, 21:12
I got caught, but that was when I was torrenting popular movies on Piratebay. What are the odds of someone getting caught on a private tracker?
yoco
21.05.12, 22:58
How exactly do you mean "got caught"? By law enforcement?
re1gnsupreme
22.05.12, 02:42
No, I got a letter about a year ago from some us government agency (can't remember who, wasn't FBI, CIA, it was something else. I remember they had an abbreviation though.) Anyways, I got a letter from my ISP telling me that they were told by this agency that I was caught sharing a movie and I needed to stop immediately.
yoco
22.05.12, 11:31
lol, what??? :stupid:
Luckily I have no such problems for now! ;)
Master Razor
22.05.12, 18:48
I think it's a matter of where you live and how harsh are anti-piracy laws in your country.
* Until some more serious piracy threats kicks in.
gu5t3r
22.05.12, 19:11
Odds for getting caught for torrenting on private trackers are almost equal to 0%
gu5t3r
22.05.12, 19:14
You got caught on open trackers because anyone can connect and scrape for ip addresses, on private trackers they can't do that because user connecting many torrents and not downloading anything = ghostleeching = ban....
anon
22.05.12, 19:48
Odds for getting caught for torrenting on private trackers are almost equal to 0%

I'd say you're a little bit optimistic. On the biggest private trackers it's easy to get one of those letters. Apparently, SCC isn't safe in Germany either.
C3PO
22.05.12, 19:59
And on TL the americans are getting or used to get letters, too
gu5t3r
22.05.12, 20:15
That would mean two things, either ISP is analyzing traffic for users accessing blacklisted ip addresses of private trackers, or agencies that monitor public torrent also monitor private trackers. I would say it is the first one, in which protocol encryption can help.


I'd say you're a little bit optimistic. On the biggest private trackers it's easy to get one of those letters. Apparently, SCC isn't safe in Germany either.
re1gnsupreme
22.05.12, 20:20
Does anyone know what agency would have caught me, I can't remember and I'm curious. I know they were part of the US government and they had an abbreviation. I believe that abbreviation had 4 letters and a W was one of them. Not sure though.
SBfreak
22.05.12, 20:55
No problems whatsoever for me but I think the porn industry wants my head.
Did you receive more letters from them or just that one ?
re1gnsupreme
22.05.12, 20:56
Just that one. Since then, I've stopped torrenting all together. :P
SBfreak
22.05.12, 21:03
Really ? Join an uber leet tracker or something.There's no way they're still onto you.
re1gnsupreme
23.05.12, 05:47
Lol no dude, I was kidding. I'm torrenting 10 times more now then before.

I did some research, and I believe the agency I got caught by was the International Trade Commission. Sounds familiar, but not sure.
C3PO
23.05.12, 08:22
Or maybe it was just a scam in your case?
austin316
23.05.12, 19:26
No never, i used private trackers.

Is it even possible to get caught if you are using private trackers.
C3PO
23.05.12, 22:54
No never, i used private trackers.

Is it even possible to get caught if you are using private trackers.
Yes it is.
svartevarg
25.05.12, 15:15
Of course it depends on where you live...in some countries they just catch Tracker or Forum Admins not plain users....