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Is the-eye safe? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

The first site I ever used for getting e-books was the-eye.eu's World Tracker Library. When the-eye went down and came back it looked like most of that section was gone, but just recently I discovered that there's still an enormous collection of links at https://the-eye.eu/public/Books/World%20Tracker%20Library/worldtracker.org/media/library/English%20Literature/sitemap.htm. However, actually trying to click on any of the links to download promptly results in me being blocked by one of my adblockers with the following message:

uBlock Origin has prevented the following page from loading:

http://xypthe.com/jr.php?gz=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%3D&vs=1536:694&ds=1536:864&sl=-7:-7&os=f&nos=f&swfV=0.0.0&if=f&sc=f&gpu=Google%20Inc.%20(Intel)%20-%20ANGLE%20(Intel,%20Intel(R)%20HD%20Graphics%20Direct3D11%20vs_5_0%20ps_5_0)&anura_res=&fp=f08093142c1a050a87af83c46c91d815

Because of the following filter:

/jr.php?gz=$document Found in:

uBlock filters – Badware risks

Since it's an adblocker, though, I dunno how much of a risk there really is. I'd really like to be able to use these files as they're a lot more conveniently organized than the other sites I've been forced to use since the-eye originally died, but not at a risk to my computer.

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[-] Relected@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I use it, its pretty good resource for most PDF files I want, also check annas-archive.org if you only download ebooks exclusively

[-] tVxUHF@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Anna's archive is god tier for ebooks.

[-] wanderingmotel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know the-eye is less than reputable in the eyes (NPI) of many other tracker administrators. Something about trying to replicate other trackers and not willing to play by the rules set down by other trackers for good reasons.

There is honestly a lot to unpack around the whole thing. Do a search for

chat logs leaked the-eye discord

this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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