Re: How much latency do you add to torrents?

On Mon, 09 Dec 2024 09:49:35 -0600, jetjock <[email protected]> wrote 

> Anna's Archive also is working.

Thanks for confirming as it's one of the best out there for epubs.
https://annas-archive.org/

When I open the Tor browser, I have it set to read from this file list.
 "https://librarygenesis.net/"
 "https://librivox.org/"
 "https://manybooks.net/"
 "https://openaccessbutton.org/"
 "https://openlibrary.org/"
 "https://pdfget.com/"
 "https://pdfgrab.com/"
 "https://scholar.google.com/"
 "https://sci-hub.ru/"
 "https://unpaywall.org"
 "https://www.academia.edu"
 "https://www.base-search.net/"
 "https://www.ebooks.com/en-us/free/"
 "https://www.feedbooks.com/catalog/public_domain"
 "https://www.free-ebooks.net/"
 "https://www.freeengineeringbooks.com/"
 "https://www.gutenberg.org/"
 "https://www.readanybook.com/"
 "https://www.researchgate.net/"
 "https://www.science.gov/"
 "https://www.tandfonline.com/"
 "https://zlibrary.to/

>>When you use magnets, how much time do you let pass between the copying of
>>the magnet (usually done with an onion browser) and the use of it?
> 
> I use a VPN when downloading. I assume that this negates the need for
> worrying about latency? I've never been bothered by the digital cops.

The main issue here is low-latency actions are more easily correlated.
There are two actions which can be correlated even when you use a VPN.

Action 1 is the action of obtaining the magnet link.
Action 2 is the action of using the magnet link.

I put a lot of time between those two actions.
In addition, I put an IP address change between those two actions.

But many people do not do both those steps (nor do they do either).
I was curious specifically what people do for latency between the two.

So far those who have responded haven't bothered to add latency.
And that's fine.

I just wanted to know what most people do so that I don't do that.

By adding latency, I don't show up easily as the same person between the
actions of action 1 and action 2 - which is why I decided to add latency.

But I do understand that most people would probably not bother waiting.