![]() Every device on the internet has an IP address, but it can’t reliably identify a single person or computer because IP addresses are constantly reassigned by their owners. The reason the concept of IP blacklists is flawed is because of the dynamic nature of IP addresses. Both concepts have their place, but blacklisting is much less reliable. Blacklisting allows every IP address except the ones you have explicitly listed to connect. Whitelisting allows only the IP addresses you have explicitly listed to connect to your computer. While the concepts of blacklisting and whitelisting as they pertain to computer security may seem similar, they are very different. Specifically, the idea that dedicated torrent monitoring companies are unable to easily subvert something as fragile as an IP blacklist seems like wishful thinking. Generally, the idea of IP blacklists is flawed. This is done by denying access to your computer from agency IP addresses thus preventing them from knowing you are part of a torrent swarm. One of the potential uses of PeerBlock is by torrenters to avoid detection from torrent monitoring agencies. ![]() PeerBlock is a firewall application that uses Internet Protocol (IP) blacklists to prevent certain IP addresses from connecting to your computer. ![]()
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