How safe is usenet?

[Booboo the original!]

Hey!

I've been getting hassle from my parents and I'm having trouble explaining to them why Usenet is fairly safe. They seem to think men in black will come round and beat me till I give them

 

[Alicia Arroyos]

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[uuja]

Also, almost all people are caught because they are "sharing" files. With usenet you aren't sharing.

 

[Spike3689]

I've been getting hassle from my parents and I'm having trouble explaining to them why Usenet is fairly safe.

Why don't you simply hide your usenet grabber ? :lol:
More seriously others have told you the main arguments :

- If you use SSL, nobody can know that you download, and what you download except your usenet provider.
- You're not forced to share on usenet to be able to download
- I don't know a people accused for usenet downloading. When anti piracy groups act, they do against providers and not customers (ex: usenet.com, a very bad provider by the way)

 

[jessicaaaaa]

How safe is it? As safe as a condom (provided it doesnt break lol :lol.

It's one of the most secure forms of downloading and with SSL its even better .

No more seeding to a ratio of 1:1 with crippling speeds