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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 (12 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 (10 children)

Not sure if works well

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

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

@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

Yes, if you have a static IP address. If you have a dynamic IP address you can just be seeing the other people who previously had that IP address. It will depend on your ISP.

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