Why can't browsers treat torrents as just another protocol for downloads, so that if you haven't got a default set for torrent out magnet mimetypes, it just downloads it in the included download manager?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

This would be terrible, because any website could potentially make you a seeder for „illegal“ content while normally browsing the web without a VPN. Meaning, your real IP address may accidentally be recorded by some lawerers and you'll get a fine for whatever you accidentally shared (very dangerous, depending on country).

There are already solutions for webtorrents, but at least these scripts can be blocked.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No Herr officer, I was just trying to download my favorite distros, and I don't know where all that Metallica/Disney/Nintendo came from.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

While I appreciate the reference, most kids probably don't know about the whole Metallica Napster thing.

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