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Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 92 points 1 week ago

Don’t go tormenting without a VPN.

[-] GrumpyCat@leminal.space 4 points 1 week ago

But im broke which is why i want to pirate, Do i just use a bunch of free trials?

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 days ago

Just use a free VPN like proton.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 days ago

You can torrent on Proton’s free version now?

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Nope. I was wrong about that. I just looked into it more and you can't. I have always had the paid version, I didn't realize that was one of the features missing from the free tier. My bad

[-] stevo887@lemmings.world 2 points 2 days ago

Torrenting isn't the only way to pirate stuff and you can absolutely pirate on Proton's free version.

[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago

All good, I don't think anyone offers it. AFAIK I2P is the only option for free torrent anonymity.

[-] Liberal_Ghost@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

I've always paid for Proton a year at a time. Given as much as I pirate its well worth it

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 51 points 1 week ago

Definitely don’t use your real identity before tormenting others.

[-] zingo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Haha

[-] moseschrute@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago

r/whoosh

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

That sucks but if you do it you'll just be broke without internet access.

You can use a free VPN, they're just going to log and sell all your internet traffic data.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

Bro, you can get a vpn for stupid cheap these days. Some reputable companies frequently offer deals for less than $5 per month.

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Mullvad is always $5 a month. They’re fantastic.

[-] SmokeFree@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You can earn Microsoft Rewards points by using Bing search egine in the US, redeem them for gift cards, for personal use or to sell/trade for cheap cash. I think in the US you can earn up to 15-20k points per month, a $10 gift card costs 9k like points.