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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

[Resolved, thanks!]

Weird, but I just got two copyright notices from my ISP. I always use a paid VPN (Proton). How'd they see me?

I did accidentally open qBitTorrent before connecting to the VPN yesterday, but immediately exited the program before anything loaded. Is that enough time to get two strikes? One was for seeding TNG S03 and the other for TNG S05 lol.

What confuses me is that that happened yesterday, but the email lists the day prior as the time of offense.

So I guess it's time to set up a kill switch or make sure the qBitTorrent wont open without Proton connected. If anyone has a guide for that send a link my way.... thanks.

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[-] solitude@lemmy.one 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The process some others have described is called binding. You want to bind qBit to your VPN. qBit will only work if your VPN is active then. Close the VPN (while uploading/downloading) and qBit automatically loses it's connection. This is above and beyond a "kill-switch," which is notoriously unreliable. Most decent VPNs have a built in kill switch, but you should not solely rely on it.

I use Mullvad, but here is the Proton page you need to refer to: https://protonvpn.com/support/bittorrent-vpn/

"Binding your BitTorrent client to the VPN interface" and "How to bind the client to the Proton VPN interface."

To be sure, you should still continue only starting qBit after your VPN is active (obviously don't have it startup with your operating system).

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