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

submitted 1 year ago by Alextheacceptable@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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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[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I got one of Hetzner's "used" servers with 60TB of space for $45/mo (they had smaller too, but I'm building hella ratio). Just make sure you encrypt. I also only do private trackers through it, which definitely helps with ISP snooping. If I was going to use public trackers I'd probably still use a VPN or I2P.