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What's the deal with the private trackers? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've read on reddit I think that if you are torrenting using a private tracker you're gonna be fine even without VPN. The question is: isn't the tracker is just a server that leads my torrent client to the pieces of the file on the seeders? And the connection between me and the seeders is p2p, isn't that type of connection is what makes your ISP snitch you? So what is different about private trackers? And where to find them?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

But torrenting on a vpn costs money, which is why some people are torrenting to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Having your own internet connection costs money too. If being absolutely free is a requirement, go without a VPN on the McD's free wifi.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You could also just do the pirate streaming options with a free tier VPN like proton.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Being fined also costs money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you can get fined for streaming over a VPN, especially since you're not distributing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Depends on the country. Anyway, this thread is about torrenting without a vpn, not streaming with one. With torrents you are distributing.