EU is making a new law which makes your IP the same as (something similar to) your social security number and they say piracy is going to receive a huge blow. Obviously I have no intention of stopping but now I'll have to start using a VPN, if I want to continue my way. However, I do not trust VPNs a lot and I do not like the idea of paying for them (I could just pay for the movie in the first place)

I looked into using Tor network to torrent but it seems like it'd be a hindrance to the network itself, which is going to be a huge inconvenience for other users. Additionally I know that even if I found a way to throttle my bandwidth to remove this problem, Tor isn't exactly made for this sort of thing anyways.

Now, obviously it doesn't have to be torrenting, but I would gladly hear any suggestions on how to avoid paying and getting movies and shows without being caught doing it. Truthfully I was only streaming from websites for many years, so I do not know a lot about torrenting vs direct downloading either. Thanks in advance for any responses.

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[–] Banana_man@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I know about the dangers of free VPNs, its why I haven't turned to those at all in the first place. Sure what you say could work but as far as I know no one can be entirely sure paid VPNs don't also sell your data. I'm pretty much aware that a properly used good VPN will make my life a lot easier but I don't like the idea of paying just for safe browsing. I want to see what other options are out there before I submit to that as a necessary evil. Thanks for the recommendations though.

[–] stupid_asshole69@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tried a lot of the alternatives before switching to a vpn for torrenting.

For a long time I only used private trackers with encryption required and dht and whatnot off. It worked pretty good, especially with traffic shaping on the router.

If you really want to avoid paying money that’s where I’d start. The problem you’re gonna run into comes from how the law is used against piracy, who does it and how.

If I were gonna go that route today I’d set up doh or dot first. Both are free if you want to use mullvads servers.

Good luck.

[–] Banana_man@reddthat.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'll look into it, thanks.