Your Online File Sharing Might Be Routinely Monitored

Based on a multi-year study conducted by a British university, those using popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks like BitTorrent can expect to have their download activity carefully tracked by parties checking for copyright violations. The research team found that movie and music files ranked high in popularity were the most likely target of copyright monitors. Because these monitoring systems rely on identifying client IP addresses, privacy enthusiasts recommend employing ways to hide your IP address from public view, although these are also not guaranteed to work in all cases.
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