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		legatus on Dec 24, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I Know What You Download on BitTorrent "In addition, the site offers a nifty spy tool where you can see what your friends are downloading, without knowing their IP-address. If someone clicks on a link you send them, their alleged download history shows up immediately, without the IP-address being exposed."[1] [1] https://torrentfreak.com/i-know-what-you-downloaded-on-bitto...

adn on Dec 24, 2016 [–]

Wow, they're just straight up distributing spyware and getting people to install it on their friends machines huh.

xmodem on Dec 24, 2016 | | [–]

um, no, it works because you send them the link and then they know your friends IP

runn1ng on Dec 24, 2016 | | [–]

How is this spyware in any definition?

ColanR on Dec 24, 2016 | | [–]

It's a pun.

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