Steps to check and secure uTorrent Privacy Settings

[kemikelx]

As of late, there have been loads of copyright infringement cases in the western world.
From Torrent Freak(http://torrentfreak.com/category/legal-issues/), the news have are cropping up with alarming frequency.

It is high time users take precaution on their privacy to prevent any legal entanglement related to their filesharing activities.

I have found several website which may help gauge and safeguard our privacy on the internet.

1. checkmytorrentip.com to confirm your torrent client is not leaking your IP address
2. Steps on security for torrent clients using Windows 7 firewall
http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=85926
http://forums.ivacy.com/index.php?topic=203.0
3. Download Peerblock http://www.peerblock.com/releases to "blocks "known bad" computers from accessing yours."

If anyone has any helpful privacy tips, I hope you can share it here.
As they say, better be safe than sorry

[pkrisnin]

I thought the ip leaks using openvpn only happens with IPv6  (those using Vista or Win7 only)

[kemikelx]

No ideas on that.
But better to be safe than sorry.