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Is a VPN necessary for torrenting? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't live in the US, so my ISP doesn't really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren't cheap and I'm on a strict budget (wouldn't pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If using qBittorrent there is an anonymous option. Not sure if works well but I haven't received an ISP email in a long time since I set it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not sure if works well

You can check if something appears on https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

hahaha I guess it doesn't work well then XD

Edit: Although, it doesn't have everything so maybe it works a little bit

For information on it: Anonymous Mode

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@SpaceCadet2000 @Alextheacceptable @KingPyrox m

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Someone in my neighbourhood appears to be downloading an archive of reddit: https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/en/torrent/6c346a1e2c52dc45a86987b7316b2ae72fd66e95629bea955d6e04bd32a6f6e4c77b52a26b1c583c0b5472035f39f34b/reddit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@Hyolobrika @lamp @KingPyrox @SpaceCadet2000 @Alextheacceptable I am a very boring man

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@sjb @Hyolobrika @KingPyrox @SpaceCadet2000 @Alextheacceptable aw shit lemmy dont show the images!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

From academictorrents

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@SpaceCadet2000 holy shit i didnt know this existed! also if i see something here that i didn't torrent does that mean someone in my apartment be torrenting?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow, I have mullvad VPN and apparently it works perfectly. The list is just completely empty with the vpn off.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do you find mullvad? like in terms of speed/price/tracking

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

All of those are great. They just removed port forwarding but barely anyone else has it anyways