Read this Register article today and was wondering if anyone here still use Usenet newsgroups? And if so, what are your top recommended newgroups to subscribe to?

  • yeehaw@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    This is what I never understood. Also how can this not lead to issues being compromised downloading illegal stuff from your service provider who knows exactly which customer has which IP at which time?

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      1 year ago

      Because all you are downloading is a bunch of encrypted data, they can’t tell for certain what you are downloading.