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Do I really need a VPN for pirating? (feddit.nl)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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.

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[–] 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?

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  • [–] 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.

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