How safe it is to use I2P for torrenting? (geti2p.net)

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[-] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 44 points 9 months ago

In theory it's pretty safe. In practice it depends on how much of the network you think has been compromised by various governments. If you are downloading some music or a movie or some adult material your fine, the government in general could care less. If you are looking for something truly illegal (CASM etc) then you deserve to be caught anyway, so go ahead.

[-] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Sorry, what the hell is casm?

[-] boramalper@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

Probably meant CSAM (child sexual abuse material) instead.

[-] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

Ah, thank you.

[-] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago

Its a nut

[-] navigatron@beehaw.org 9 points 9 months ago

Extremely. It’s just slow, but once you get used to that, it’s solid.

[-] sir_reginald@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Depends on your definition of safe. But it's way better than a VPN in every way. The only problem is that there are less people seeding over I2P

[-] salvador@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

How have you been able to measure "way better"?

[-] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago

As far as I know, yes. If I were doing something a little more criminal, I would be somewhat hesitant, but it is still better than a vpn for privacy / piracy / private piracy. The speed does suck tho…

[-] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

I've used I2Pd for a few months without vpn and haven't received a letter yet so I guess it's working. I don't notice any change in speed but I only get like 30Mb/s anyway