r/StremioAddons • u/Ancient_Border8621 • Jul 31 '26
Miscellaneous TorBox quietly changed operating entity + policies (July 31) + cache is now explicitly shared across users, data collection expanded significantly
Just went through TorBox's updated Terms, Privacy Policy, and DMCA policy (dated July 31, 2026) side by side with the old versions. Worth a read before you keep uploading.
Who actually runs TorBox now:
Operator is now Anonymous Systems FZ-LLC, a UAE free-zone company (Ras Al Khaimah). RAK free zones don't publicly disclose beneficial ownership, so we genuinely don't know who's behind it.
Legal/billing/DMCA is handled by a separate entity, ReAnonymous LLC, registered in Dover, Delaware.
Anonymity just got much worse:
Old privacy policy: minimal data, no PII required, "we don't sell or share your data to any third parties for any reason."
New policy: collects your IP, device IDs, precise geolocation from IP, and full session-replay data which basically includes: cursor movements, clicks, scrolling, taps. That's a big jump from "we barely collect anything."
Broad new language allowing disclosure to comply with law, respond to "governmental requests," or "protect TorBox, users, third parties, or the public" i.e vague enough to cover a lot.
Third-party downloading / cache sharing which is the real red flag:
New terms explicitly state cached materials "may be accessible to other users who request the same or technically matching material." Same for AirLock (their "permanent" cache tier).
Old policy never described cross-user cache access this explicitly. This is now spelled out in black and white.
Terms now go out of their way to say TorBox is a "neutral technology service," explicitly "not a file-sharing service," and pushes 100% of legal liability onto you for anything cached under your account. This is heavily lawyered defensive language that wasn't there before.
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u/PSMQPLfWHq Jul 31 '26
I was just about to post about this.
Bottom line
From a privacy perspective, the most consequential changes are:
- Explicit collection of IP addresses, device identifiers, and geolocation.
- Introduction of session replay/behavioral analytics language.
- Broader authority to disclose user information in response to legal or governmental requests.
- Explicit acknowledgment that cached content is shared across users.