Hi, I was wondering how they do this and if there is a way to “cheat” the amount of data you are downloading or seeding.
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Yes! Private sites’ .torrent and magnet links know who you are so they can track your ratio.
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Alright, for a moment I thought you meant the actual files I download
That wouldn’t make sense tho
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Additionally magnet links. The torrent files and magnet links (which are equivalent) need to have your user key in them not only to track your ratio but just to make sure you’re a member of the tracker.
In other contexts this kind of user tracking is called a session key and using someone else’s torrent file is called a replay attack or a session hijack.
