Might be a really stupid question but is it even possible to detect it?
They can know everything if they really wanted to. They normally don’t care, but if you’re torrenting a lot or from the wrong sites, be aware.
Good luck my dude.
Does dtella still exist? Super fast and no need to leave the network
Yes, if it’s not legal content. And yes, they certainly can
In 2007 I borrowed my brother’s PC while my laptop was being repaired. He had Kazaa installed (like Napster). RIAA tried to sue me and Purdue gave them my name. Had to settle for $4,000. That was a fun time lol.
i did it a lot for 2 years. Make sure nothing is seeding and youre good. I got caught once because I forgot my client on overnight and one of my torrents were seeding all night. Got a letter from ODOS saying to not do it again and that was it
I torrented something at home. Brought laptop to school. Turn laptop on for like 15 mins before I realized torrent was on. Shut it down. A week later, I got a nice letter from Purdue. Had to attend a seminar about pirating/copyright/etc. But that’s about it.
I did it once without issue, but tbh I wouldn’t risk it.
Use a VPN, they’ll be able to tell that you’re probably torrenting by the amount of traffic but they can’t pin anything on you because they won’t be able to tell what exactly you are torrenting.
The act of torrenting isn’t illegal, it’s the content that you torrent that is illegal.
Do not torrent without a vpn in america…
I know I am showing my age here, but they didn’t seem to care too much when I had my rig on Limewire 24/7. I would imagine that their security has improved since then, so they may pay more attention to it now. Maybe get a VPN, just in case
Just use a VPN or put in a request on dtella
VPN!
I’m now always on a VPN while connected to campus Internet.
Yeah I actually go caught torrenting without a vpn from piratebay, and had to talk with a IT person. He told me they got dmcas and I had to write an essay saying I won’t ever again. I bought a vpn instead.
Yes
But the question is more of will you, and as long as you dont download anything that creates more work for us IT folk, you probably won’t
Just use a VPN. Purdue isn’t trying to detect it. The copyright owners try to detect it and then send a letter to the ISP. Purdue will only try to track you down if they get a letter from you being caught. If you use a VPN, it’s usually too much trouble for the copyright owner to find out your real IP, so you’ll be fine.
18 years later I still don’t have my diploma because of a Metallica mp3. (Just kidding , I hate metallica).
YES 
I torrented Goodfellas on Purdue wifi without VPN and got an email warning from the Dean saying Warner Bros (or whichever studio I don’t remember) had taken issue with it. They said the punishment was to delete the movie off my laptop lol
Yeah, ask me how I know lol.
Yes, you need to have one of your friends from ploytech come over and set you up right. VPNs are your friends.