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Are VPNs still useful for privacy when torrenting? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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 (2 children)

If you are tech savvy and the stuff you want to torrent is somewhat mainstream, I would recommend torrenting over i2p. You should be able to find all the info you need to get started on their website: https://geti2p.net/

i2p is an anonymity network similar to tor, but the implementation allows for torrenting much better than tor. It is worth noting that i2p is not a drop-in replacement for a vpn and you will only be able to access content on the i2p network, however you can easily request that things be added and there will usually be a seeder in a day or two.

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

Comparison to Tor for those curious https://geti2p.net/en/comparison/tor

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

Where are you making requests? So far I’ve just been watching what goes up on Postman

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

You can make requests on the wishlist section of postman.