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Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care? (leminal.space)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[-] ftbd@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

How will they know you're torrenting if all they see is a lot of wireguard traffic? You could be uploading backups to a remote location for all they know

[-] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Just gettin' a few linux ISOs

[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago

I've been collecting over 10 TB of Linux ISOs this year.

[-] Banzai51@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

The nature of uploads/downloads happening with torrents coming and going from disparate sources. Apparently it has a certain network signature that can be identified fairly reliably. ISPs don't really give a shit about WHAT you torrent, but they will try to traffic shape it so it doesn't affect other users on the ISP much.