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Are VPNs still useful for privacy when torrenting? (feddit.de)
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Reading https://overengineer.dev/blog/2019/04/08/very-precarious-narrative.html explains vulnerabilities to VPNs. I was aware of several of them, but some I wasn't.

Are VPNs still useful for torrenting?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes if you are in a country that actually cares about you torrenting stuff (ex: USA). Generally a simple WireGuard instance will do the job very well.