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Do I really need a VPN for pirating? (feddit.nl)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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OK, so, I have a couple of questions:

  • What's the worst that can happen if I don't use a VPN while pirating?
  • Are free tier VPNs (like Proton VPN) good enough?
  • I don't want to pay much or anything for a VPN, is a way I can get a good free one, or set one myself somehow (I have experience with selfhosting) ?
  • If not, which cheap one do you recommend?

EDIT: I pirate mostly movies, and rarely some TV series.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

This heavily depends on where you live and how your local jurisdiction deals with piracy.

What’s the worst that can happen if I don’t use a VPN while pirating?

For example, torrenting, especially seeding, has a good chance of getting you fined in Germany.

Are free tier VPNs (like Proton VPN) good enough?

Usually not or they are so limited that they are only viable for very small scale piracy.

I don’t want to pay much or anything for a VPN, is a way I can get a good free one, or set one myself somehow (I have experience with selfhosting) ?

If you run a server at home it's still using your public IP, so a personal VPN (you connecting to your own server) really doesn't help.

If not, which cheap one do you recommend?

Most VPNs are pretty cheap on monthly basis if you sign up for a couple of years. I'm currently using NordVPN (which is like $3 a month). But If I'd have to pick a new provider at this time I'd go with Mullvad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I still have like 2 more years left on my NordVPN, but the moment that dies, I'm moving to Mullvad (or something similar or better if available).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What about port forwarding? Mullvad p***ied out to the IP holders and dropped it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

ProtonVPN

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

thats like, the biggest honeypot lmao. protonvpn:

  1. does not accept monero
  2. its onion site, once you click on the register pages takes you to the clearnet site.
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Okay. They do have port forwarding though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Good point. I guess AirVPN would my my 2nd choice. But for my setup I don't actually need it.