is there anything secure...

**moysatos** · May 6th, 2007, 06:58 AM

i believe not why because if something was made from man it can be distroyed by man(hacked) and for file sharing we should just hope it wont be our turn and enable everyone encrypted outgoing protocaol

**barrakuda** · May 6th, 2007, 08:10 AM

You're never 100% secure it's all about discouragement through diffcultly of un-encrypting

**anonymous666** · May 6th, 2007, 02:55 PM

peerguardian, google it

**Xtripit** · May 7th, 2007, 01:03 AM

If you think PeerGuardian makes you 100% safe, then you are seriously mistaken. I use IP filters myself, and while yes it is safer, the people out to hurt P2P seem to have pretty much unlimited resources in doing so. Getting 100 or 1.000 brandnew IPs is not above them at any time.

Sharing on private networks is way safer. Even sharing on private BitTorrent sites is way safer, simply because the organisations that are suing people want to do it as cheap and profitable as possible.

The best sites are those that never open signup and only give out invites, so you can invite friends and other good people. Well the traders of accounts and invites are destroying that ideal as well, because they don't seem to care at all who they allow on the sites, as long as they get a good deal from it.

If other words nothing is completely secure.

**bringitawn** · May 29th, 2007, 02:01 AM

Interesting Xtripit. I thought perrguardian made you fallible but it seems I am wrong. I also use hide IP platinum, and stick to private sites these days. I had a friend recently get sent a lett from his ISP threatining him to stop or else... It'll be interesting to see who wins the battle in the next few years.

**capone2323** · June 16th, 2007, 06:04 PM

Over the next 5-10 years, you wont be able to curse in front of your computer w-out getting a ticket! Technology is unbeatable especially when the other side has more $ n resources! We have to donate to our sites to help them keep up with technology! It will be a battle then!

**el-dulche** · June 19th, 2007, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by anonymous666

peerguardian, google it

peerguardian can get a little annoying when randomly surfing even if you only block p2ps... it will sometimes block random websites like aol

**hawkburn** · June 19th, 2007, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by el-dulche

peerguardian can get a little annoying when randomly surfing even if you only block p2ps... it will sometimes block random websites like aol

I thought (at least in previous versions, I no longer use it) that you could disable the blocking of HTTP protocol. (This would effectively let you surf without it blocking AOL, Riaa.com etc)

**mountain_rage** · June 19th, 2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Xtripit

If you think PeerGuardian makes you 100% safe, then you are seriously mistaken. I use IP filters myself, and while yes it is safer, the people out to hurt P2P seem to have pretty much unlimited resources in doing so. Getting 100 or 1.000 brandnew IPs is not above them at any time.

Sharing on private networks is way safer. Even sharing on private BitTorrent sites is way safer, simply because the organisations that are suing people want to do it as cheap and profitable as possible.

The best sites are those that never open signup and only give out invites, so you can invite friends and other good people. Well the traders of accounts and invites are destroying that ideal as well, because they don't seem to care at all who they allow on the sites, as long as they get a good deal from it.

If other words nothing is completely secure.

Private sites may not necessarily be more secure. The reason I say this is that they are well known resources for filesharing content and often the main alley to which other filesharing networks and sites get their content. So by that logic they are a bigger target for the RIAA/MPAA then public sites because shutting them down causes a bigger impact. In my opinion public and private have no difference in security and only differ in the quality of the content due to higher moderation on private sites.

**silentscream** · June 19th, 2007, 05:16 PM

i wonder how many riaa ppl have got into invite only sites through this sites invite trade forum ??

5 ?
50 ??

who knows

.

**meyou123** · June 20th, 2007, 02:02 AM

Rule #1 THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS 100% SECURE P2P!

Rule #2 If you are ever in doubt over weather or not a file sharing program is secure....see rule #1!

**wavecatcher** · June 20th, 2007, 05:09 AM

i once got so paranoid that i almost stopped downloading entirely. (that was before i came to this website) then i read a couple of posts and i did a little research, and found out that there is nothing like 100% secure.

But what help was knowing that i use private torrent sites to make it just a little safer.

if you really want to be as safe as possible you want a dynamic ip address. i hear it is one of the safest ways to share P2P.

**apt_quadruped** · June 20th, 2007, 12:51 PM

Ya, just use real private trackers. If you have a dynamic IP that actually has good speeds, then you really don't need to worry about anything.

**hawkburn** · June 20th, 2007, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by apt_quadruped

Ya, just use real private trackers. If you have a dynamic IP that actually has good speeds, then you really don't need to worry about anything.

While (most) ISP's do not actively monitor your traffic, it is mandatory that they keep logs of which customer used which IP at what time. Thus, should a subpoena come to their home office, they are able to tell the authorities exactly who was using the dynamic IP at that time. This process I believe was initially made for child predators/online fraud, but I guess it has it's uses for anti-piracy companies as well.

**mountain_rage** · June 20th, 2007, 01:23 PM

A dynamic IP address is only good if the ISP does not have long information retention. If the IP address is stored for half a year along with the time you had that IP address you are just as screwed as if you had a Static IP address. If you don't know the policy for this and are paying extra for a dynamic IP address then I suggest you find out before you waste your money.