Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 6 months agoHacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (Project 2025)cyberscoop.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkHacktivists release two gigabytes of Heritage Foundation data (Project 2025)cyberscoop.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.org · 6 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoWhy put out a leak using mega‽ Why not a torrent which is decentralised and not annoying like Mega
minus-squarebolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI’m sure people will be seeding it in no time
minus-squareLordJer@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoAnyone got the file to open? I tried using mega but ran into problems.
minus-squareDr. Jenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tubelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIf the feds connect to the tracker before the file is fully seeded, the IP address of the lone seeder will be exposed. Torrents are good for their resistance to censorship, but they’re bad for privacy.
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThat can be solved by setting up multiple partial seeders, so none has the full file, but as a whole they can still seed it. And/or seeding over I2P.
Why put out a leak using mega‽
Why not a torrent which is decentralised and not annoying like Mega
I’m sure people will be seeding it in no time
Anyone got the file to open? I tried using mega but ran into problems.
If the feds connect to the tracker before the file is fully seeded, the IP address of the lone seeder will be exposed. Torrents are good for their resistance to censorship, but they’re bad for privacy.
That can be solved by setting up multiple partial seeders, so none has the full file, but as a whole they can still seed it.
And/or seeding over I2P.
TIL