A new website has file sharers terrified. Somewhat. Maybe. Not really.
The website, www.youhavedownloaded.com, tracks torrent downloads against the downloader's IP address. A visit to the website will automatically display files downloaded using your current IP address. You can also do a search for a specific IP, torrent, or filename.
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| This Minnesota IP address downloaded two episodes of the new tv show, New Girl. |
Of course, if you have a dynamic IP assigned by your ISP, it may come back with files downloaded by others. The website claims to be able to track about 20% of downloaders, and the database contains about 52 million users. Read about IP addresses here.
The purpose of the site is to encourage users to improve their security by the use of VPNs, proxy servers, or seedboxes. For more information about these topics, read an earlier post here.
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