Re: Yes, but
"But there's no question that torrenting has become harder - and a bit more dangerous. It's harder finding a working torrent search site, and it's harder finding a viable torrent."
Only to the extend that to get to torrent sites via some ISPs you have to use one of the hundreds of proxies. Hardly a challenge with a quick Bing telling you exactly how to do that and providing lists of options. It has never been 'dangerous' for the consumer. Not for profit copyright infringement is a minor civil offense. It is also far easier to find viable torrents these days as the total number of users and seeders keeps climbing...