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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[–] antipiratgruppen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I use airvpn for torrents but depending on your European country you might not be able to.

Why would it not be an option in some countries? Are you saying it's illegal or impossible to encrypt any traffic through a VPN while being in some of the countries, or what's the matter?

[–] stupid_asshole69@hexbear.net 1 points 3 weeks ago

I remember a while back the European country air is incorporated in passed an anti vpn law to prevent people from using them to stream soccer games (?). In compliance with the law, air said it wouldn’t offer services to people in that country.

So depending on what country the op is in and how the company is complying with the law, airvpn might not be an option.