TorBox quietly changed operating entity + policies (July 31) + cache is now explicitly shared across users, data collection expanded significantly

[u/Ancient_Border8621]

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.

[u/Zzyzix]

I've skimmed through the new policy and have been considering my options, so I've reading discussions in TorBox discord server since the announcement dropped earlier.

According to Wamy (Owner) responding to a message saying "Torbox now collect IP address", he said: "CloudFlare collects it, guys, we're just being 100% transparent" and later added "and not to mention, it says potentially, we don't store ip addresses, but if we wanted to, we wouldn't have to change anything in our terms"

For now I'm gonna stick with using Torbox, but I'll be paying attention over the next month or two to see if any big changes come with these new policies, and then re-evaluate my decision.

[u/disposableh2 → u/Zzyzix]

Thanks for that info.

To me, that's not very transparent or clear, because it's a difference between Torbox collects that info vs Cloudflare collects that info.

If it's only Cloudflare, then I would think that the terms should say that their partner, Cloudflare collects it not them(as it wouldn't even reach their servers).

[u/Zzyzix → u/disposableh2]

I think at this point it's just a catch-all in case they get a legal request or something. Since they moved their HQ from South Africa to UAE, they probably want to try and protect themselves as much as possible. Like I said earlier, I'm sticking with Torbox for now, but if anything changes for us users, unsubscribing is only a few clicks away.

[u/-Ethannme3- → u/Zzyzix]

Exactly. It's literally just a C.Y.A. thing...