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Supersoft wrote: "Should I continue? Do you get where the "suspicion" comes from? I never said uTorrent's code is or will be doing such things. But as I said before, if u work for Micro$oft, u don't write "genuine advantage" cheats, do you?" True! I work for a major software company and in our closed source code there are many hidden features all over the place that only we are aware of. One of which is currently "sleeping" but can be easily activated so it'll report back to me how users are using my program. This is not done to spy on users but to help me know how users use my program so I can better align its operation to what users really want. This is actually a common practice. Many software developpers put hidden "sleeper" code in the apps that can be activated at any time. Remember the cheats in certain games? The question is: is it benign or not? Considering who uTorrent is in bed with these days, I have my doubts.

Admins: If you want to stop the controversy simply challenge people to try to prove you wrong. Example: "We'll pay $10K to anyone who can prove that the new uTorrent now has mechanism to help the MPAA/RIAA find, track, block etc. any uTorrent users." If you're so sure about uTorrent's "privacy statement", put your money where your mouth is. With the way things have been going in the last few years, the infamous Sony DRM/Spyware fiasco, G.W. Bush's spying on phone calls and the like, you'll have to forgive us if we don't take your word, or indeed the posted privacy statement, as fact. PS: I'm not flaming or anything but you have to understand people's concerns about the new uTorrent client. Don't be so hostile towards the uTorrent users, you could be facing a sliperly slope.