▲ 47 ▼ Do I really need a VPN for pirating? (feddit.nl) submitted 2 years ago* by VitabytesDev@feddit.nl to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 comments fedilink hide all child comments OK, so, I have a couple of questions: What's the worst that can happen if I don't use a VPN while pirating? Are free tier VPNs (like Proton VPN) good enough? I don't want to pay much or anything for a VPN, is a way I can get a good free one, or set one myself somehow (I have experience with selfhosting) ? If not, which cheap one do you recommend? EDIT: I pirate mostly movies, and rarely some TV series.
[–] GameEnder@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Look in a Debird service. And pay with crypto.Then you are completely anonymous. All torrenting is done far from you and sent back over https. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Cryptocurrency is not necessarily anonymous. Buying bitcoin from a broker leaves a record connecting your payment method to your wallet. Even if you mine them yourself, doesn't your IP address show up on the public ledger? I guess if you somehow bought bitcoin in cash... Is there a more private cryptocurrency I'm not considering? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ruplicant@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Monero permalink fedilink source parent [–] GameEnder@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I consider it more private than like a credit card at least your name's not attached to it. And if you really want to you can just use a credit card at an on-ramp exchange, then take that and swap it for a different crypto on a exchange that doesn't require any registration. Then it becomes effectively completely anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Cryptocurrency is not necessarily anonymous. Buying bitcoin from a broker leaves a record connecting your payment method to your wallet. Even if you mine them yourself, doesn't your IP address show up on the public ledger? I guess if you somehow bought bitcoin in cash... Is there a more private cryptocurrency I'm not considering? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ruplicant@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago Monero permalink fedilink source parent [–] GameEnder@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I consider it more private than like a credit card at least your name's not attached to it. And if you really want to you can just use a credit card at an on-ramp exchange, then take that and swap it for a different crypto on a exchange that doesn't require any registration. Then it becomes effectively completely anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GameEnder@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I consider it more private than like a credit card at least your name's not attached to it. And if you really want to you can just use a credit card at an on-ramp exchange, then take that and swap it for a different crypto on a exchange that doesn't require any registration. Then it becomes effectively completely anonymous. permalink fedilink source parent