

Your IP address is visible to every public website for the torrent you visit and every peer in a file swarm, therefore, whatever you decide to download can be easily traced back to you. Now you might be wondering how does my IP relates to torrenting? Think of IP address as your home address or the street number you live on. Multiple devices connected to the same network share this unique string of random numbers ( IP).


These anonymity tools replace your default IP-addresses with one of their own, kind of like an intermediary. Torrent downloaders around the globe use VPN or proxy services to protect their privacy online.
