How do I torrent safely in the US if I can't afford a VPN? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 month ago by ScratchySoft@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Before I say anything further, yes I know how much the recommended VPNs cost. I can read. Please do not interrogate me about it.

I've been wanting to get into torrenting for a while, particularly contributing to private trackers related to music (and to a lesser extent retro games, though I don't have much original stuff to put there as it's harder to find rare games than rare music). FMHY recommends RiseUp if I must get a free VPN while I'm working on my financial situation, though I'm not sure whether it's been tested in court. What are my options, if any?

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[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

An outproxy could fuck you over sure, but in the same ways as a VPN getting served with a warrant can, like say Proton VPN, or, a Tor exit/entry node that's actually being run as some kind of Law Enforcement / Intelligence Service honeypot.

Difference is that I2P packets themselves are, again, arguably, in my estimation... more encrypted, more difficult to disentangle and backtrace, than a VPN shunted traffic, or even Tor, if you're bouncing through enough comprimised, honey pot nodes.