I’m considering joining my first private tracker. It turns out that most of them need you to pass an interview connected through your home IP. I understand this is a reasonable way to filter scammers and duplicate accounts. Still, to those who did it, how do you feel knowing your main IP is stored and associated to your torrenting history?

  • @bookworm@feddit.nlEnglish
    33•2 years ago

    I wouldn’t join a private tracker that requires me to expose my real IP. It doesn’t sound serious at all.

    • rodneyckEnglish
      5•2 years ago

      Same. I run a VPN 24/7. I always wear my seatbelt! 😉

    • @trivial99@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      3•2 years ago

      Thanks, still some apparently major ones require it, might be the case that I need to keep looking for alternatives.