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Not sure if I used the correct terms but what is the difference in security and privacy between downloading from a public wifi (or a closed wifi; with password) and mobile hotspot (sharing 4G/5G data from your phone to your computer)? Which one is recommended or does it not matter?

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What are you even on about? One person could conceivably add CSAM to a torrent that you eventually download, and you could find yourself subject to a criminal investigation.

I've gone my entire adult life downloading copyrighted material without using a VPN

"I've been fucking multiple partners weekly my entire adult life. without protection, and I haven't gotten AIDS yet." <--- That's you. That's what you sound like.

You are giving your ISP every thing that a rightsholder needs to harass you, with your understanding that laws and corporate policies currently protect you from that harassment. But you ignore that those policies can be changed, and those changes can apply to data you've previously given to your ISP. When rightsholders start arguing "think of the children" and pointing at such torrents, that's the kind of thing that gets laws and policies changed.

Why give them the information in the first place? Why not keep that information away from your ISP? Why trust them to do the right thing when you can easily deny them the ability to do wrong?