![]() ![]() Encrypt your traffic: Don’t let your ISP see what you download.Hide your real IP address from peers: file-sharing is tracked by your public IP address.This is especially true if you’re torrenting in the USA or Europe, where there have been major crackdowns on torrent sites, and individual file-sharers. These days, the majority of frequent torrenters are using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) or proxy (discussed next) for enhanced privacy on uTorrent. I’ll walk you through them in order of importance: Use a VPN with uTorrent (hide your identity) Of course, there are still a number of things you’ll want to do first, for dramatically improved privacy, performance and usability. That’s it, uTorrent is installed and is ready to download torrents right out of the box. If this is your main (or only) torrent client, I like to associate uTorrent with all. You can the choose the file associations for uTorrent. Note: It’s a good idea to add a Windows firewall exception (if you’re using Windows) to avoid port forwarding or routing issues later. ![]() You’ll then be taken to the actual configuration options: Make sure you opt-out of those installs during setup. This is one reason I prefer open-source clients like QBitorrent. The free version is ad-supported, but the default configuration will also try to install 3rd-party software on your computer (currently Avast antivirus and Opera browser).
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