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How do you overcome the fears of using your home IP to join a private tracker?

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I’m considering joining my first private tracker. It turns out that most of them need you to pass an interview connected through your home IP. I understand this is a reasonable way to filter scammers and duplicate accounts. Still, to those who did it, how do you feel knowing your main IP is stored and associated to your torrenting history?

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bookworm@feddit.nl
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I wouldn’t join a private tracker that requires me to expose my real IP. It doesn’t sound serious at all.

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trivial99@lemmy.mlOP
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Thanks, still some apparently major ones require it, might be the case that I need to keep looking for alternatives.

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rodneyck@lemmy.world
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Same. I run a VPN 24/7. I always wear my seatbelt! 😉

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