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		yardstick on Aug 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 17-year-old student exposes Germany's 'secret' pir... You are correct. Years ago I did exactly this by modifying my client to never seed/share, and also to fake my reported sharing stats so the private trackers wouldn’t boot me for failing to share. Those were the days. Now, I no longer fear the ISP or copyright holder chasing me (seems ISPS and laws moved on where I am) and don’t bother with modifications any more.

treyd on Aug 25, 2024 [–]

> also to fake my reported sharing stats so the private trackers wouldn’t boot me for failing to share.

This would very quickly be identified by private trackers these days because the stats don't line up with your peers and earn you a permaban.

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