- Torrent using RC4 <- Unsecure. With RC4 I don't think your ISP can see what your downloading but anyone can join the torrent swarm and see your IP address in the list. Anyone could connect, such as RIAA for example.
- Usenet without encryption <- Safer than bittorrent but isp could still see what your downloading if they really want to (i doubt they would). You also do not connect to anyone else, only your news server.
- Usenet with SSL 256bit <- Secure. Usenet itself is legal and with ssl connection no one can see what your downloading. Only your news server would be able to but i dont think any of them log downloads at all. You also do not connect to anyone else, only your news server.
- HTTP downloads (rapidshare etc) <- Pretty safe, doubt you would get caught downloading from there (depending on what site though i guess). Only your ISP and the site (rapidshare) would be able to see what your downloading and i dont think they would care lol
- FTP downloads <- Depends what type of ftp, public ftp probably aint that secure. Scene ftp would be very secure but its unlikely to get access lol.
I would say Usenet with SSL is probably the most secure. No one has ever been busted downloading from usenet (afaik), ssl just makes it even more secure. Not even your ISP or anyone other than your news server would be able to see what your downloading. Some servers also allow other ports, like port 80 (whats used to access websites etc) so unless they throttle http traffic (and i seriously doubt they do) then you should be fine. Though most isps dont throttle normal port 119 (usenet) anyway.
Im not just saying that because I love usenet. My nick is TorrentGuy, I used to love torrents. Then I discovered usenet.
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