NGJames Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi, simple question that I couldn't find an answer to easily. Is anyone besides the recipient of the key able to see what type of files/data are being transferred over any network ? I've read of Bittorrent users being reported by their ISPS for seeding/uploading torrents, is this possible with BTSync ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Feit Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Sync isn't intended as a replacement for traditional torrents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGJames Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 That does not answer my question, which is a pretty simple one. Or let me put it simpler... Can anyone/thing at any time or place, regardless of motivation, identify what data I am transmitting, without me deliberately sharing my key with that person/object ? Option 1) YesorOption 2) No A sharing of knowledge on option 1 (Yes), is optional but would be just awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXiD Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 That does not answer my question, which is a pretty simple one. Or let me put it simpler... Can anyone/thing at any time or place, regardless of motivation, identify what data I am transmitting, without me deliberately sharing my key with that person/object ? Option 1) YesorOption 2) No A sharing of knowledge on option 1 (Yes), is optional but would be just awesome. I've just posted a long thread about this, you can read it at http://forum.bittorrent.com/topic/26538-concerns-about-the-security-of-btsync/. It describes all the data which gets transfered and all possible security problems. For general use, you should be fine with BTSync, but always think carefully about trusting some closed-source softwares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGJames Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks NeoXid for the response, the silence from the BTSync team on this topic is also noted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanZ Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Can anyone/thing at any time or place, regardless of motivation, identify what data I am transmitting, without me deliberately sharing my key with that person/object ? BTSync is designed to be secure and to allow getting access to data you synchronise only to secret owners. So,Bittorrent does not know the way to identify the type of data and content you transfer unless you share your secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGJames Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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