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Can my ISP see what I am Torrenting?

What Does Your ISP See When Torrenting? Your ISP can easily see torrenting by detecting it with DPI or network monitoring apps. ISPs can detect P2P traffic by port number, IP address, high bandwidth usage, and metadata. Once your ISP sees torrenting traffic it can start throttling your connection.

Can ISP see what you download?

Your ISP knows where you are downloading from. If the server you are downloading from uses https (emphasis on the s), the data is encrypted between the server and your computer. The ISP doesn’t know what you are downloading.

Can ISP track seeding?

Anyone downloading or seeding the torrent can see the public IP address of all others. The ISP or a third party tracker can use torrent applications to check for IP addresses from the ISP active on any torrent.

Can my ISP tell if I’m torrenting?

If your ISP is actively trying to detect torrent use, they will most likely be able to tell. Another way they can do it is by contracting third-parties to monitor groups of torrents, and check if an IP address under them shows up on the list of users on that swarm. However, most ISPs don’t have a direct interest in stopping you from using torrents.

How do I find the IP address of someone who torrents?

You can even check this for yourself at home. Start downloading a torrent and click on the “More Info” section of your torrent client. You’ll see the IP address of everyone you’re downloading from and uploading to, plain as day.

How do I Hide my torrents from ISP?

Switch to a Proxy Server A proxy is another excellent way to hide your torrenting activities from ISPs. Providers like Oxylabs utilize a separate server to funnel all of your traffic associated with torrenting. As a result, anyone that hooks up to your BitTorrent swarm has no way of identifying you as your IP address remains hidden.

Can torrent users see who you download from?

You’ll see the IP address of everyone you’re downloading from and uploading to, plain as day. Once they find your IP address (which they can do just by clicking “more info” in their torrent client), they’ll be keen to find out who your ISP is and get in contact.