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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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[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What if i have self-hosted vpn? am i safe now? (wireguard)

[–] ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Vitaly

Nope! The server provider will definitely be monitoring your activity and probably will report you for torrenting. VPNs shift trust, even self-hosted ones. Do you trust Amazon AWS or Google Cloud or whatever provider you're using? I certainly hope not.

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The server provider is my good friend in different country (with very old computer)

[–] ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Vitaly
Then yeah you're probably good actually.

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah i hope so, i also want to ask about DNS provider that you guys use

[–] ch0ccyra1n@emeraldsocial.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Vitaly
Speaking for myself, I use quad9 for DNS

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago