Archive for the 'Bad P2P' Category

Exposing the World of Tracker Invite Selling, Trading

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

The world of private BitTorrent trackers revolves around basic principles of trust, friendship, and sharing. To break into the world of private trackers, it all starts with one invite. One account made where you realize what it takes to seed a torren…

Tracker’s Invites Being Offered Through Facebook = Facepalm

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010


Today, FSF received what could be interpreted as an alarming email; one private tracker in particular is offering the opportunity for Facebook members to request invites through their tracker’s official Facebook page. At first glance this plan seemed innovative & unique – but is all this really a good idea? Our hunch is that it’s [...]