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Is a VPN necessary for torrenting? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Alextheacceptable@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I don't live in the US, so my ISP doesn't really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren't cheap and I'm on a strict budget (wouldn't pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?

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[-] steebo_jack@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Last time i did this, i got a nice email from my isp giving me a warning that they may turn off my internet.

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