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VPN isn't a guarantee of safety. I got a DMCA warning for downloading one file once using a top VPN service.
by AmVess 10y ago
VPN isn't a guarantee of safety. I got a DMCA warning for downloading one file once using a top VPN service.
- sasper 10y agoThere are some extra precautions you need to take to anonymize your traffic on torrents, like forcing encryption with a socks proxy in addition to running the VPN.
- mixedCase 10y ago5 dollars say your torrent client wasn't using the VPN.
- disposablezero 10y agoAnd/Or DNS resolver leak (not using dnscrypt)
- bonjurkes 10y agoWhich means your VPN service is telling your IP to authorities, which makes it not secure, which brakes the purpose of VPN service
- niij 10y agoUse this [0] to find your Torrent Clients IP address. It downloads a torrent where the tracker description echoes back your IP. I've found VPNs to be too unreliable and only use a seedbox now. [0] https://torguard.net/checkmytorrentipaddress.php https://torguard.net/checkmytorrentipaddress.php