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How to pirate movie safely ? It's my first time. (infosec.pub)

submitted 4 days ago by Uri@infosec.pub to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I never did it. How can I do it? And where I need to go for it?

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[-] remon@ani.social 56 points 4 days ago

Start by checking the Megathread and other resources in the sidebar.

[-] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 33 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

These resources are really all you need, but they're all individually quite focused so for a new person it can be hard to see the forest.

An overview:

For movies, streaming sites are fine.

To start torrenting safely:

get a paid vpn (i use mullvad)
download qbittorrent or the like
find a public tracker from the megathead, general ones are easy/convenient for starting imo
virus scan/use common sense/be careful

[-] Bonus@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago

I'm checking out the free version of Proton VPN now after paying for PIN for a while. Haven't used it to torrent or anything yet. Just trying to run most the time now for increased security in this new era. Are unpaid versions less secure? I'm not so much worried about the price. Just checking out something different.

[-] SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

As a general rule, if you're getting a service for free, you're the product.

I don't know much about the downsides of free in the context of VPNs, as I didn't really get in to the technical ins and outs. But when we're talking security and privacy I think the cost of supporting something good and sustainable is well worth it.

I've heard port forwarding is helpful for speed, and that might be a paid only thing, but to be honest I'm consistently surprised by how fast things go for me just using mullvad.

Another thing you may wish to consider: the Proton CEO has praised Trump which is a huge red flag to me in the privacy space.