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Originally Posted by fireshark
A file has keywords, more like tags, associated with it. see all the words after the filename
Filename, size: they're the same.
Yes, where else can you convert from cache?
Yes, your rating contributes to the network's rating. It's next to the filename when you search.
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Thank you kindly. So, it's not so bad after all in terms of the info they can extract.
The crawler can tell if you are connected to the network. So far, who cares.
The crawler can tell which files are in the network and their keywords. So far, nobody cares either.
The crawler cannot tell wich keyword you are searching for: good.
The crawler cannot tell which file you have partially stored in the "Unity": good.
The crawler cannot tell which file you are downloading/sharing: good.
The crawler will have a hard time finding out when was the file decoded: In order to do so, it would have to connect with the client and query it. Since there are between 30.000 and 40.000 clients, this takes time. If you download, decrypt and then erase the records of the operation fast enough, the crawler won't have a clue about what did you download or not. I suspect the connect-query-disconnect operation over 30.000+ clients takes a long time. Good.
Bottom line, if by some sort of miracle the developer provides an auto-decrypt-record-erasure function we are OK. Meantime, one can do it manually. A bit of a pain in the neck, but nothing terrible.
Bottom line is this. The ONLY link between what's in the network and you is the info about when was the file decoded. And this link is week and has a simple fix (if the developer wants to do so).
Or am I missing something?