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

submitted 1 year 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] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, you need some way to hide your IP when torrenting in the US unless your ISP doesn't care about copyright letters. If you don't want to use a VPN, a debrid service or I2P are other options as well that can hide torrents from your isp. Another option is to not torrent and stick to ddl and streaming

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

debrid service is the way, because they have so many other uses besides torrenting.

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

What else are they useful for?