| Activity | Legal Status | | :--- | :--- | | Mining metadata of Linux distros (Ubuntu, Fedora) | ✅ Legal | | Mining metadata of copyrighted movies for personal research | ⚠️ Gray area (DMCA violations possible) | | Running a hidden miner on someone else's CPU | ❌ Felony (Computer Fraud & Abuse Act) | | Using a script to download and execute unknown torrents | ❌ Highly illegal and dangerous |
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Researchers study how information spreads across decentralized networks. A magnet miner script allows them to collect metadata on thousands of torrents without storing terabytes of illegal data. | Activity | Legal Status | | :---