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Torrenting exposes your public IP. In a country where government doesn't care, does that pose a risk? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I honestly don't believe I will have any legal trouble because I don't do anything like cp or worse, I just pirate media I like, not even porn. But across users of communities, or on public trackers, is IP exposure something to be concerned about?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Self hosted VPNs are not suitable for sailing the seas. Self-hosting a VPN server only provides remote access to your local network. It does not provide any sort of privacy benefits, because the tunnel exit is an IP address traceable to you.

If they are paying for it, it's either not self-hosted, or they are paving a licensing fee for the VPN software they are running locally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yes, very easy to create the VPN, but hard to hide your identity when your billing is attached to both ends.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Ah ok, that makes sense, thanks!