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I am in Germany and want to know what practices to use when pirating. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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So me and my brother have been torrenting some games and such and we have not gotten a letter yet. So any precautions to use

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[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The one and only a absolutely necessary precaution is preventing your torrent client from accessing the internet when the VPN is not running.
This must be done by binding your torrent client to your VPN network interface. [1]
A "VPN Kill Switch" or similar is not enough to prevent your IP from leaking to law firms.

It's also a good idea to use a reputable VPN company like AirVPN, ProtonVPN or Njalla VPN.

I'm also german and I've been using torrents for years, so this definitely works well for me. A friend of mine's brother received an "Abmahnung" from a law firm, as well as a more distant person ended up paying around 1000€. I feel like almost any german somehow heard of people getting letters.

[1] https://protonvpn.com/support/bittorrent-vpn/