Is Usenet Safer than BitTorrent?  Dear Lifehacker, I've been
downloading torrents for a long time and people keep telling me
about how great Usenet is, but is it actually safer than
BitTorrent downloads? Or is it just not as popular?  Searching
Bins  First off, BitTorrent and Usenet are both pretty safe
provided you're not downloading anything illegal and we don't
condone you use either for anything else. That said, you can
face problems even if you aren't doing anything illegal—like
ISPs throttling your traffic or exposing your IP address and
download habits to anyone watching.  Even though it has been
around for years, Usenet is still a bit of a mystery to a lot of
people. If you want to get caught up on everything you need to
know check out our guide to Usenet. On the surface, Usenet seems
like it should be a lot safer because you're not directly
sharing files with other users and tracking your activity is a
lot more difficult, but you're not completely anonymous on
Usenet either. Let's break down how it a