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Caught using Bittorrent in school

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SkylineSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States564 Posts
February 04 2010 17:19 GMT
#1
I have no idea how schools know if you use bittorrent unless they actually look into it. God knows how many people use bittorrent in school and no one cares, but my gf got her internet locked because the school found "illegal" files on her computer. And truth to be told, she doesn't even use bittorrent that often, she used it for like 2 things she really needed and that was months ago, and she hasn't had anything illegal on her computer in months. So unless someone report on her, how can the school know?

has anyone had experience with this? I know another friend of mine at my school was using limewire, and got an email warning and that was it.

horang3
Profile Joined November 2009
United States261 Posts
February 04 2010 17:31 GMT
#2
By school do you mean high school or college?
Do great work
9287
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States134 Posts
February 04 2010 17:31 GMT
#3
well those things are considered illegal even if you download 1 mp3 file or 1,000. it's still illegal to them
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-04 17:39:02
February 04 2010 17:33 GMT
#4
On February 05 2010 02:31 horang3 wrote:
By school do you mean high school or college?

pretty sure this would only even matter if it was a college dorm

my advice is to tell her to tell them that she was unaware of illegal activity and perhaps someone else has accessed her computer, blah blah. EVERYONE has illegal shit on their comp in one shape or form (the way laws are now it's retarded, internet laws are in a state of flux and decision right now and probably won't be the same in 5-10 years)


the way they can know, is that companies flag certain names of things and then the ISP/wifi controllers just scan through everything thats comes in and goes out. Usually its brand new shit that MPAA or RIAA thinks they are losing money on the initial release of.
So stay away from new and popular stuff. (i got a letter from charter isp when moon 2009 was DL/UL'd and it was when the movie was brand spanking new on DVD)
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
SkylineSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States564 Posts
February 04 2010 17:39 GMT
#5
i know and the weird thing is like they somehow was able to find the exact file she had downloaded. which was like 3 months ago. and she got rid of it long time ago too. she hasn't downloaded anything since, her computer has been restored while ago also.

it makes mad that they picked her of all people. I mean, they can't monitor these things, so they have to selective check people's download history right? I can't imagine they actually have a record of all the illegal download because then half of the college students would not have internet.
joohyunee
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
Korea (South)1087 Posts
February 04 2010 17:41 GMT
#6
just get a ip proxy and they won't be able to track you down. I know michigan does the same tihng, but my friend torrented stuff all the time using that trick without getting once caught.
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
February 04 2010 17:41 GMT
#7
My neighbour used to work for the RCMP and he used Kazaa/Limewire/etc for illegal stuff lol

I think it's BS that the school even gives a crap. It's not like anything is going to happen to them...
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
February 04 2010 17:42 GMT
#8
They mostly come in the night.

Mostly.
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
February 04 2010 17:43 GMT
#9
stick to private trackers and use peerguardian if you're still nervous
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
SkylineSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States564 Posts
February 04 2010 17:44 GMT
#10
On February 05 2010 02:43 CommanderFluffy wrote:
stick to private trackers and use peerguardian if you're still nervous


are private trackers like ones on demonoid?? whats the difference and how do I know?
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
February 04 2010 17:51 GMT
#11
Isn't America supposed to be free? :S
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Broodie
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada832 Posts
February 04 2010 17:51 GMT
#12
My high school had it's own computer genius who rigged every computer, it would run daily scans and report unknown files to him, he also had every computer rigged to ghost everything daily if it wasnt saved to your account, and btw the accounts are all open to staff, I had to do digging to figure this out, the comps wouldnt even accept flash drives, althought I bypassed many of these xD and had starcraft illegally downloaded on the comp permanently, and I had I available to every computer
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AssuredVacancy
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1167 Posts
February 04 2010 18:05 GMT
#13
On February 05 2010 02:51 Zoler wrote:
Isn't America supposed to be free? :S


Yeah man, I don't get why they keep arresting me when I take stuff from my local grocery store without paying. ISN'T IT FREE!?
We spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.
datscilly
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States529 Posts
February 04 2010 18:10 GMT
#14
If you're concerned with using bittorrent, then you can directly download (ddl) to be safe.
lac29
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States1485 Posts
February 04 2010 18:10 GMT
#15
Don't bittorrent on college connections. It's as simple as that. Unless you have a seedbox it's almost impossible to do it without them knowing. Best thing to do is to live offcampus if you wanna do that stuff.
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
February 04 2010 18:10 GMT
#16
So they are checking the Tracker to see what she is connecting to.

Bit Torrent is a bad way to go as far as stealing shit. I think everyone got spoiled that we were able to get away with it for so long. Look into Rapidshare/Megaupload communities to get what you need.

Oh btw don't say "absolutely needed," because unless it was the software for her dialysis machine there is an open source program that is better than what she wanted.

Maybe she really needed to play Mass Effect.
iNcontroL *
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
USA29055 Posts
February 04 2010 18:11 GMT
#17
On February 05 2010 03:05 AssuredVacancy wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 05 2010 02:51 Zoler wrote:
Isn't America supposed to be free? :S


Yeah man, I don't get why they keep arresting me when I take stuff from my local grocery store without paying. ISN'T IT FREE!?


america false advertised.

die in flaming tower fat hamburger!
Tex
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States126 Posts
February 04 2010 18:23 GMT
#18
On February 05 2010 02:42 {88}iNcontroL wrote:
They mostly come in the night.

Mostly.


<3
Impossible is a word that people use so they don't feel bad when they quit.
Neivler
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Norway911 Posts
February 04 2010 18:39 GMT
#19
uTorrent have encryption capabilities. Maybe that will work so they cant track you down?
I pwn noobs
XinRan
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States530 Posts
February 04 2010 18:43 GMT
#20
My school actually logs every single website you've been to. They know which website you've accessed, when you've accessed it, and how much data was transferred. Good luck doing any meaningful downloading if your school has a similar policy.
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