brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | Hmm
Also comes with RIAA and MPAA backdoors. Which will probably log everything you download on a torrent. |
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mondoz
join:2000-08-26
Houston, TX | So much for that one...
It was such a nice application, too. |
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BryanOnRR
join:2007-06-22
Brandon, FL | reply to brianiscool
Re: Hmm
Probably better to keep the older version |
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nuftjedi
formerly nuftcrow
join:2000-09-11
Baltimore, MD
clubs: | well actually...
you can download utorrent 1.7.2 which isn't the same as bittorrent 6.0 so they are not the same product entirely.... yet. |
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norky
Premium
join:2002-12-02
Lithia, FL
| FUD
This "article" seems to aspire to nothing other than spreading a little fud. The BT beta was out last week and really there's nothing nefarious about it. I don't know why you linked to the utorrent page with "has been released" when you go on to say it's called bit torrent 6.0. The proprer page to get the betta is »www.bittorrent.com/download All in all this is sort of a poorly written article containing no substance. Sorry. |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
Premium
join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
clubs: | RIP utorrent
I'm using v1.6 and refuse to upgrade. As long as bitmetv.org allows v1.6, I will still use it.
What's funny is that website (one of the best torrent sites on the internet, in my opinion) bans every utorrent version from 1.7+ |
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mypoint is
@centurytel.net | It's because it reports back to Mpaa and others.Reports back to Around 6 ip's that track everything you do regardless what they claim(which is lies) I'm staying with 1.6 as long as i can and if that don't work it will be another client |
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chaud
Serious Business
join:2004-07-09
Anderson, SC
 ·Charter VOIP
·Packet8
| said by mypoint is :
It's because it reports back to Mpaa and others.Reports back to Around 6 ip's that track everything you do regardless what they claim(which is lies) I'm staying with 1.6 as long as i can and if that don't work it will be another client
Same here. I don't care if it logs anything, I don't even want to contribte to their over 1 million downloads number or anything. Hopefully something new pops up to replace it. Azurues (spelling) is a reseource hog, and many other clients are not as light as utorrent was. |
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs: | reply to mypoint is
Wouldn't peer guardian be able to detect and stop this report back nonsense? |
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | I'm still looking but I haven't seen any solid proof that the newer client reports anything to anyone. Perhaps people can offer up some evidence of this? |
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raydog1
Feel Secure
Premium
join:2003-07-10
La Vergne, TN
| There would be no point in creating an app that reports to the **AA. They can use the regular means to find lawsuit victims just as easily. Just fire up any bittorent app, connect to any Harry Potter movie torrent, collect IPs, send letters, rinse, repeat. |
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vick04
join:2006-08-06
South Richmond Hill, NY
| reply to mypoint is
Its sad to see that so many people didn't read the article. Some guy posts as anonymous and everyone falls for it. If utorrent was reporting back you wouldnt just hear it from some guy that doesnt have the balls to register on the site hes posting on. I bet this guy also thinks dslreports is going to steel his password if he registers. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to norky
Re: FUD
said by norky  :This "article" seems to aspire to nothing other than spreading a little fud. The BT beta was out last week and really there's nothing nefarious about it.
How do you know? Why do you think so? It's closed source; one would have to monitor its network connections to verify that it's not doing anything contrary to documentation.
I'm not claiming it is "nefarious", just pointing out that claims one way or the other require evidence. |
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vliktor
join:2005-07-27
Philippines | reply to vick04
Re: RIP utorrent
Does this mean that utorrent will be open-sourced or something? A Mac OS X or Linux version would be cool  |
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Asmodeus
join:2004-05-26
Spring Valley, CA
| reply to brianiscool
Re: Hmm
said by brianiscool :Also comes with RIAA and MPAA backdoors. Which will probably log everything you download on a torrent. unless someone can prove that these backdoors exist or that utorrent is phoning home, then all of the hysteria about utorrent being a tool of the devil is nonsense... |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to vliktor
Re: RIP utorrent
The orginal developer, and again the Bittorrent company, have said that it will not be open-sourced or that they have "no plans" to do so.
There are open source Bittorrent clients. Some are very good. Some run on Mac or Linux.
The only advantages of uTorrent are that it's very well-coded and efficient on Windows (small filesize, little memory use, high performance); and many users like the interface. One of the open source clients could be improved to become equally excellent on Linux or Mac. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode :I'm still looking but I haven't seen any solid proof that the newer client reports anything to anyone. Perhaps people can offer up some evidence of this?
Thanks for saying this. I replied to someone making the opposite claim, and said that there's no proof of that either.
It is reasonable to be suspicious of any closed-source software from a profit-oriented vendor. But we can't have definite statements without evidence. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to raydog1
Right, that's true. But there is incentive for building in "back door" or spyware code. Any for-profit software company can benefit from collecting statistics on its customers or even data-mining them as individuals. And with the **AA collaboration, it's also in the company's interest to build in something that can be used in future to regulate what users can do with the software (i.e. DRM). They would have to get rid of the open source competition to take advantage of this, but there are ways that could happen.
As I posted elsewhere, there's no proof for or against spyware or other tricks in uTorrent. But there are good reasons to be suspicious of any closed-source software from a profit-oriented company, especially when it's given away free, and even more so when it's commonly used for something that competes with the sponsors of the purveyor. |
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Asmodeus
join:2004-05-26
Spring Valley, CA
| reply to mypoint is
said by mypoint is :
It's because it reports back to Mpaa and others.Reports back to Around 6 ip's that track everything you do regardless what they claim(which is lies) I'm staying with 1.6 as long as i can and if that don't work it will be another client
where is the proof of the backdoor and phone home? no one has been able to prove it yet... believe me, i'm not a fanboy, but i'm just being a realist at this point... present the proof, otherwise, stop making spurious and hysterical claims... |
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DataDoc
My avatar looks like me, if I was 2D.
Premium
join:2000-05-14
Greenville, NC | reply to mypoint is
Cite your proof, or back off. |
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