Netflix to block proxy access to content not available locally

Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by kobayashi on Thursday January 14, 2016 @04:41PM (#10904737)

How does one "use a VPN or a tracker you're reasonably sure their bots can't find"?

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by soylentcola on Thursday January 14, 2016 @04:57PM (#10904899)

There are several low cost VPNs that generally don't keep records of who is assigned what IP at a given time. I'm sure that if some serious law enforcement shit went down (like if someone was a serious mass murder suspect) they'd be able to get your identity but for common copyright infringement, there's no easy way for a rights holder to tie a given IP in a torrent swarm to an individual.

In a nutshell, you pay $30-40/year for a VPN account and when you feel like doing something you don't want easily tracked (like joining a torrent swarm) you enable the VPN and route all traffic through their servers.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by kobayashi on Friday January 15, 2016 @04:18PM (#10912208)

Sorry, I copied more of your quote than I had meant to. I'm quite familiar with VPNs. I meant to ask how does one find a tracker that one is reasonably sure their bots can't find.

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Re:Netflix to block proxy access to content not available lo... by rudolf0 on Tuesday January 26, 2016 @11:23AM (#10974162)

Basically "underground" forums and websites. Usually they're invite-only. Google "private tracker".

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