How safe is downloading

[djkemp1]

i have newsdemon but as of yet they aren't offering ssl, do you think that in the near future they will all be offering it?

[cnack]

AFAIK, people downloading aren't being prosecuted, it's people who are uploading. This would include P2P networks like bittorrent, where you have to upload as you're downloading. Usenet seems to be safe for the moment *crosses fingers*

[djkemp1]

yeah seems to be the safest so far and reliable, and like other people have said there is no way 3rd party companies can spy on whatever your downloading.

do you think it would ever become unsafe then? as its the oldest form of file sharing and they haven't gone after people yet? or would it be the server providers that they would go after?

[Kuberr]

Yeah it seems to be safe, for now. Usenet servers keeps logs for spamming usually, but they dispose of 'em within 72 hours or so.

[djkemp1]

yeah thats what i heard, hopefully it will always stay safe for the users

[Death_Noodle]

Yup, definatly seems safe to me.