I used to use Bittorrent, and used it to get Adobe Flash 8. Somehow, Charter found out and sent an email to my Dad (I get my wireless internet from him) saying that this was a warning. I used to use ROMs on my old computer to play Gameboy games, but I've hesitated ever since the Bittorrent incident because I don't want any legal action. How did they figure out what I had done, and how can they find out if I use ROMs?
2007-07-20 18:04:42 · 3 answers · asked by Alex 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The RIAA or MPAA put fake torrents online, as traps to capture your IP address. They cant find out if you use roms or not unless that the reason that you got caught.
2007-07-20 18:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Porsha♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
EVERY machine on BT network is visible to each other. In fact, you can query the tracker for the status of the network without joining the network. Just have a machine periodically poll the tracker(s) for suspicious torrents and they got your IP address, and in turn, your ISP account.
2007-07-20 19:01:41 · answer #2 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wireless networks can easily see into the files into your computer.... I'm betting that your Wi-Fi has a Sharing Folder.
2007-07-20 18:08:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋