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mike160
04-02-2007, 09:28 AM
hi,
Being that utorrent is now part of bittorent inc. and bittorrent has partnership with the mpaa. I am just being paranoid but the mpaa could use bittorent to monitor what ips are dl ul what torrents. I just like to know other peoples onpions on this is it safe to use utorrent or would another client be better to use
AnestesiaGeral
04-02-2007, 09:59 AM
I believe that it will have no impact whatsoever on file sharing. If anyone even tough have some doubts, then use peer guardian, and it will increase the safety of downloads.
uTorrent is still the most reliable client to download torrents. Wouldn’t trade it for shure.
mike160
04-02-2007, 10:12 AM
hi AnestesiaGeral when you say use peer guardian are you talking about this program here http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/
AnestesiaGeral
04-02-2007, 10:42 AM
Yes I'am mate.
Try it and you'll love it.
mike160
04-02-2007, 10:47 AM
ok thanks AnestesiaGeral
josephs911
04-02-2007, 01:09 PM
as of now no one has found anything in there software to indicate they are spying but people will checking checking to make sure you will know if they do
Buggyme
04-02-2007, 01:40 PM
Indeed. If you want to be really safe, just get 1.6 - that was done before the takeover.
Melvinmeow
04-02-2007, 02:09 PM
Indeed. If you want to be really safe, just get 1.6 - that was done before the takeover.

Exactly what alot of people will probably do. Just not download the newer releases.

I however havent seen anything at fault in the new releases to date. Doesnt mean they wont add anything in the future versions however.
SHUVT
04-02-2007, 05:09 PM
You would be suprised what pops up as blocked when using PG2. Nothing is perfectly safe, but at least it block the obvious IPs.
nemesi54
04-02-2007, 05:21 PM
If you want to be really safe, just get 1.6 - that was done before the takeover.

You're absolutely right...I've uploaded here the 1.6...Please be my guest..

http://rapidshare.com/files/23998750/uTorrent-1.6-install.exe
NIke
04-02-2007, 07:08 PM
just use 1.6
ejac
04-02-2007, 07:10 PM
you can also find any old version of utorrent on:

http://www.oldversion.com
mike160
04-03-2007, 12:48 AM
:) thanks everyone i think i will go then with the older utorrent 1.6 if its safer then useing the newer one and also i am going to get the PeerGuardian 2 from http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ to be even more safer thanks again everyone :)
MZAAGANGY
04-03-2007, 07:17 PM
yes man
Papagali
04-03-2007, 11:28 PM
You can always switch to Azureus...
X
04-04-2007, 01:20 AM
so the new utorrent is not safe?
Something Else
04-04-2007, 02:51 AM
you can use the utorrent ipfilter updater on demonoid...
drmensho
04-04-2007, 01:29 PM
the last version is so good
frankr66
04-04-2007, 08:02 PM
I believe that it will have no impact whatsoever on file sharing. If anyone even tough have some doubts, then use peer guardian, and it will increase the safety of downloads.
uTorrent is still the most reliable client to download torrents. Wouldn’t trade it for shure.

just be careful of the false sense of security peerguardian can give, always be aware of your tracker and downloads, make sure you dont enable peer exchange in utorrent so u know what trackers your using