submitted 6 days ago by hunt4peas@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hi all, I'm about to visit Mexico for 3 weeks. Currently in my country, I can download torrents and other stuff without VPN. Is it the same over there as well? I'd be using Wi-Fi over there.

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[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 5 days ago

I wouldn’t worry about it too much in Mexico—I go there all the time and find them to be reasonable about law enforcement. They have bigger fish to fry than pirates. Enjoy the great food and cool street performers—it is an amazing country that is massively misrepresented in a lot of the world.

That said—get a VPN. It’s a good idea in general.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah my VPN (Mullvad) is super affordable and I just leave it on all the time so I never have to worry.

Also maybe a seedbox could work for this sort of situation? I'm not overly familiar with them but I assume that would also just be running no matter where OP is.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 days ago

Yep, a seedbox is also a great solution. VPN’s and seedboxes are like airbags—you probably don’t need them most of the time, but you will be very glad you had them when you do.