Stay Anonymous While Using Bittorrent

Most anti-piracy outfits and other organizations that track BitTorrent users rely on information they obtain from BitTorrent trackers. This is an easy and convenient technique to gather info, but also one that can be circumvented.

Let’s assume you want to download ‘Steal This Film’ without being spied on by third parties that monitor the download. Impossible? Not really…

Pretty much all BitTorrent clients allow users to remove the trackers from a torrent before downloading. In µTorrent you can do so by clicking the advanced button in the torrent opening dialog box. You’ll then see the trackers included in the torrent plus some other info.

If you want to go tracker-less you’ll have to delete the trackers and make sure that the DHT, Peer Exchange and Local Peer Discovery boxes (see screenshot) are checked otherwise you you won’t be able to download at all.

That’s it…

We have to note that it’s always possible to track people who download without a tracker. It’s just harder to do so and thus far we haven’t seen evidence that DHT tracking is being used.

Steps

  1. Download the µTorrent client if you don't already have it µTorrent.
  2. Right click on a torrent in the download window.
  3. Choose properties from the options list.
  4. Click on the General Tab.
  5. Delete all the URLs in the form under Trackers (separate tiers with an empty line).
  6. Make sure Enable DHT, Peer Exchange and Local Peer Discovery are checked.
  7. Click "Ok" to finish the process of being anonymous.



Tips

  • Other ways you can stay anonymous is by using a VPN.
  • Ipredator, Itshidden are popular among BitTorrent users, but a Google search should find dozens more.

Warnings

  • This will teach you how to keep your anonymity while using BitTorrent. Although, you have to be careful because many torrents are illegal and violate copyright laws!
  • Disabling trackers may slow your download speed or stop your download at 89,90,99 % (The Figures Are Approximations Only.)

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