Dangerous BitTorrent and Mac OS X security
Jul 14th, 2007 by AndieCZ
BitTorrent can be very dangerous technology in the Internet world. Quite luckily, Mac OS X users are safer from the rest of the world. But, you know, when you feel safe, you can become less aware to the symptoms of coming dangerous situation. The latest BitTorrent story can be a dangerous sign for Mac OS X users.
BitTorrent network has another scandal. The scandal is prepared directly by the Motion Picture Association of America. Yes, those guys fighting against piracy on the Internet prepared a small surprise to the Internet community.
The guys at MPAA prepared a completely new website and a customized BitTorrent client. They were so nice to the Internet community; they developed separate versions for MS Windows and Mac OS X. It had two small issues inside.
The website was pursuing people to download and share the block busters from Hollywood. So, they just lead people to piracy and illegal actions on the network. And the client was scanning hard drives of users and sent the information about movies directly to Hollywood. In their interpretation just information about illegal movies were sent. But honestly – how do you want to recognize your copy of the movie on the hard drive is illegal?
BitTorrent network offers a lot of things to download and when you need to download a larger open source application, there is no better option than to use a BitTorrent client for Mac OS X. But you have to be careful in selecting the right BitTorrent client.
Selecting the BitTorrent client developed by guys from MPAA can be a big danger for your privacy and security. The guys are telling they are not connected with the whole activity, but we have to wait for the progress in the whole issue to see the final result.
A belief in more secure Mac OS X from MS Windows can be very risky for the future. Many Mac OS X users trust the operating system to make their personal data secure. But, one day, we can be all really surprised by the virus or spyware. Latest BitTorrent client can show the way to others. The bad functionality can be built inside the application. And when you just install it, it can send your personal data somewhere in the world without noticing from your side.
Be careful about all the files and applications you download from the Internet.
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Is this issue only on BitTorrent client? How about Transmition or Azareus?
@ mikesh: its called azureus not azareus
So what is the name of the BitTorrent client?