[tor-bugs] #22184 [Applications]: Clarify bittorrent advice re: smaller files (Zeronet)

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#22184: Clarify bittorrent advice re: smaller files (Zeronet)
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     Reporter:  torezen       |      Owner:
         Type:  task          |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Low           |  Milestone:
    Component:  Applications  |    Version:
     Severity:  Minor         |   Keywords:  bittorrent zeronet
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
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 The [https://zeronet.io/ Zeronet] project serves web pages via Bittorrent,
 meaning that users are torrenting relatively small files (typically <10
 MB). The default client offers optional Tor integration.

 This seems to bypass the two primary reasons for not using Tor with
 Bittorrent: (1) the client software is specifically designed to work with
 Tor, reducing the risk of leaking one's IP address (the torrent peers
 appear to be .onion addresses rather than IP addresses); and (2) the
 amount of data being transferred is more comparable to ordinary web
 browsing than to the multi-gigabyte files typical of Bittorrent usage,
 reducing the burden imposed on the network.

 It therefore ''seems'' from a lay perspective as though this is an
 exception to the usual principle against using Bittorrent with Tor, but
 there may be further issues that are not immediately apparent. It would be
 much appreciated if someone with relevant expertise could weigh in.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22184>
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