alt Hacker NewsIt would be the default setting. That's it. No one will go out of their way to turn it off when it's very little benefit to them and harmful to other users.
It would be the default setting. That's it. No one will go out of their way to turn it off when it's very little benefit to them and harmful to other users.
I don't know that they would, but the government could easily crack down on this and catch a decent amount of people that are seeding without a VPN or similar to shield their IP.
If anyone I know is set on torrenting I tell them to at least use a client that allows uploads to be disabled. Its not foolproof, and isn't great for the torrenting ecosystem, but if the government gets all anti-Napster again it would at least help.