Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| Can't ever be 100% anonymous
At some point in a P2P transaction, the downloading computer needs to be able to reach the sharing computer. At that point it gets the IP address of the sharing computer. (You can use proxies, but those can seriously slow things down to the point of making the P2P connection unusable.) If you hide your IP address from everyone else, then how do you expect other computers to deliver electronic information to yours? (Kind of like telling someone to mail you the information but refusing to give your mailing address.)
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-Jason Levine
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lettcco
join:2003-12-04
Valencia, CA | You can get a P.O.box in real life. |
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Nanoprobe
Crunching in subspace
Premium
join:2003-05-11
Crab Nebula
clubs:  | Yea,but you still have to show to pick up the mail.:) |
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA | Right and if law enforcement thought that you were using the PO Box to send/receive something illegal, the Post Office (or the third party company) would tell them who paid for the box. |
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