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Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

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post #40

Suggestion: get rid of the torrent files and just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button. This way you get rid of the knowledge of who-downloaded-what, and also save some bandwidth.

If 2 more users recommend this, it will be done.

Vote to serve only magnet links.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#52

The top 1000 has a lot of software. The thought of running pirated software always filled me with unease, having been burned by malware in my younger days. Only tangentially related to this really well done torrent search (so snappy!), but does anyone have a feel for how safe this software is in general? Do security firms do any analysis on it?

Growing up I heard horror stories of people pirating versions of Windows, Office, etc that had backdoors installed. If you download pirated software there isn't a real way to know for 100% certainty that it isn't laced with something.

So I avoid it like the plague. Even if the majority don't have anything it only takes the one and then, depending on its level of sophistication, you're screwed.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#53
post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> we DONOT have any plans to monetize. i'd like to tweak the question, and ask if you intend to make money with this site, or is it a passion project/labour of love?

It's kind of passion project.

How will you pay the bills?

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#54
post #46
post #40

Suggestion: get rid of the torrent files and just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button. This way you get rid of the knowledge of who-downloaded-what, and also save some bandwidth.

The DHT search from the magnet lookup will announce to the world what you are downloading, no?

YES, but still we donot download any content(because it reaches EXA Bytes).

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#56
post #46
post #40

Suggestion: get rid of the torrent files and just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button. This way you get rid of the knowledge of who-downloaded-what, and also save some bandwidth.

The DHT search from the magnet lookup will announce to the world what you are downloading, no?

Yes!

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#57

Great site! What inspired you to create this and how will you afford to keep it running?

Too many ads and sloppy search. It will be kept running from our own pockets. If we run out of money,we may make it open-source or request donations.

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#59

The top 1000 has a lot of software. The thought of running pirated software always filled me with unease, having been burned by malware in my younger days. Only tangentially related to this really well done torrent search (so snappy!), but does anyone have a feel for how safe this software is in general? Do security firms do any analysis on it?

Growing up I heard horror stories of people pirating versions of Windows, Office, etc that had backdoors installed. If you download pirated software there isn't a real way to know for 100% certainty that it isn't laced with something . So I avoid it like the plague. Even if the majority don't have anything it only takes the one and then, depending on its level of sophistication, you're screwed.

With some things you can get a hash of an iso from the true source and compares that to the downloaded iso

Re: Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine

#60
post #40

Suggestion: get rid of the torrent files and just serve magnet urls in plain text without a clickable button. This way you get rid of the knowledge of who-downloaded-what, and also save some bandwidth.

If 2 more users recommend this, it will be done.

Yes magnet only plz
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