And this is why I use the built-in reboot functionality on my (Asus) router: getting a new IP address every day helps improve privacy. I use Safari as my daily browser and have cookies blocked by default, allowing them only when I need to log into a site (e.g., posting a comment on HN or Reddit, banking stuff).
If anyone wants to track me they have to do browser fingerprinting or talk to my ISP about getting the PPPoE login logs for the IP in question.
> Except if they have a time and date, and IP, your ISP will know who that IP belonged to at that time. No fingerprinting necessary.
As I wrote IN MY POST:
> If anyone wants to track me they have to do browser fingerprinting or talk to my ISP about getting the PPPoE login logs for the IP in question.
If I really want to hide my activities I will use Tor, but for the day-to-day stuff of avoiding ad trackers a daily reboot and cookies-off setting is Good Enough™ (for me).
The people you really need to be worried about when it comes to torrenting if you're downloading illegal content, are anti-piracy groups. They will reach out to your ISP, and if they don't comply, they will sue them to comply. Most ISPs (at least the big ones) don't care enough to lose money on a lawsuit and they'll rather easily comply.
Changing your IP daily is not meaningful within the context of piracy on torrents.
reboot every 15 minutes is better, if your client is set up properly it willtolerate it. I know someone who does that by default for any BT sessions and it isnt very painful also look for a block list and keep up on IP addresses
If anyone wants to track me they have to do browser fingerprinting or talk to my ISP about getting the PPPoE login logs for the IP in question.