• uMap: Show Your uTorrent Peers in Google Maps
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[QUOTE][tab]uMap is a new App that allows uTorrent users to display all the peers they are connected to on Google Maps. While the App provides a good visualization of global BitTorrent swarms, it also demonstrates that anonymity is hard to find for the regular torrenter.[/tab][IMG]http://torrentfreak.com/images/umap-world.jpg[/IMG] In order for BitTorrent to work, clients need IP-addresses of people who are sharing the same files. Aside from being linked to a customer account at an ISP, IP-addresses also provide data on the geographical location of its users. Although not always 100% accurate, IP-addresses can be linked to the physical location of users, or at least to the city they’re in. Quite a few BitTorrent users are probably already aware of this since most BitTorrent clients list the countries fellow downloaders come from. One of the latest additions to uTorrent’s App directory takes location awareness a step further. Named uMap, the application displays all your peers on a Google Map, with the option to zoom into the street level. With uMap you can literally check where your peers live. The App has several ways to display the data. File-sharers can be viewed by the BitTorrent client they use, the country they come from or the swarm they’re currently participating in. uMap was added to the App directory and can now be installed in the latest Griffin release of uTorrent. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ [release] [tab]uMaps in action: [/tab] [QUOTE][IMG]http://torrentfreak.com/images/umap-eu.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] We’ve tried the App, and although it’s not really that useful, it is interesting to see the huge differences between various torrents and the sites one downloads from. On most public torrents uTorrent and Vuze were the dominant clients, but on a private tracker quite a few seedboxes showed up, some packed together near a big datacenter. For some novice users uMap might be an eye-opener, since it shows that BitTorrent transfers are far from anonymous. Those who want to hide their real location from other BitTorrent users might want to consider renting a seedbox or signing up for an account at specialized privacy services such as BTGuard and TorrentPrivacy. [tab]Zooming in: [/tab] [QUOTE][IMG]http://torrentfreak.com/images/umap-zoom.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] [/release] [QUOTE][tab]Source: [/tab][B][URL="http://torrentfreak.com/umap-show-your-utorrent-peers-in-google-maps-100727/"]TorrentFreak[/URL][/B][/QUOTE][/QUOTE] Consequences will never be the same... :wtc:
This is not good. To below : Why have authorities not used it to track down pirates then?
Its always been like this. And noone gives a shit where you live
Damn, I better clean my roof...
they dun goof'd up
There's no way that you can take an IP address and assign it to a specific house. It just doesn't work that way - not without contacting the ISP and getting them to hand over customer info, that is.
That one on Florida is me seeding Ubuntu.
[QUOTE=adamater;23683405] And noone gives a shit where you live[/QUOTE]if you're torrenting illegal shit the authorities care
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;23683469]That one on Florida is me seeding Ubuntu.[/QUOTE] Why is the Ubuntu torrent named [i]Hollywood.Movie.2010.DVDRIP.Scenename[/i]
u Map?
[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;23683534]Why is the Ubuntu torrent named [i]Hollywood.Movie.2010.DVDRIP.Scenename[/i][/QUOTE] Clever disguise. :v:
[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;23683534]Why is the Ubuntu torrent named [i]Hollywood.Movie.2010.DVDRIP.Scenename[/i][/QUOTE] It's so more people will download it thinking it's a movie, and be exposed to the wonders of Linux.
[QUOTE=Combineguy;23683528]if you're torrenting illegal shit the authorities care[/QUOTE] Where did you hear that load of croc? They care more about the real criminals and serial killers out there.
Vuze has secure connections which is good if you wanna keep yourself anonymous
[QUOTE=Occlusion;23683395]This is not good. To below : Why have authorities not used it to track down pirates then?[/QUOTE] Wouldn't the evidence be illegally obtained then?
[QUOTE=thisispain;23689228]Vuze has secure connections which is good if you wanna keep yourself anonymous[/QUOTE] and you actually believe that
Dumb, dumb. IPs are not assigned to a house, they are just to a general region (which is usually off). So no, you can't hurr durr backtrace.
I'm not too worried, it says my IP is 400km away :v:
[QUOTE=Occlusion;23683395]This is not good. To below : Why have authorities not used it to track down pirates then?[/QUOTE] Here's my IP: 84.9.164.41 You can't really do shit with it, and that includes 'hacking my ip' or finding out exactly where I live, the most you'll get is a rough approximation. Knowing someone's IP is generally pretty useless. [editline]11:46PM[/editline] [QUOTE=thisispain;23689228]Vuze has secure connections which is good if you wanna keep yourself anonymous[/QUOTE] It's also a bit shit, and I'm pretty sure all torrent encryption is hide the fact that you're torrenting from your ISP, anyone who is using the same torrent can still identify you.
My IP usually comes up as being in Holland when I've tried stuff like this before
It just gives you an idea of where peers are located, the authorities would never use this.
Now when the same ISP as I shows up, I not only know they're in my town, but also what kind of porn my neighbour is downloading. :smug:
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