> I also wonder, now that people get scary notices from their ISP whenever they torrent anything, if more people are turning to less-easy-to-track alternatives?

> I also wonder, now that people get scary notices from their ISP whenever they torrent anything, if more people are turning to less-easy-to-track alternatives? Do people still get these notices? I recall getting one many years ago, but after starting to use a VPN for any torrent traffic, I haven't gotten one. As an aside, the moment a streaming service removes the ad-free plan, or drastically increases price of ad-free, will be the moment that service is canceled for many people. I've recently canceled Prime and am now downloading the shows I hadn't yet finished or wanted to watch again. Additionally, I fully understand this is my own entitlement, but if I've paid licensing fees[0] for content for a period of time then I feel zero guilt about downloading that content if the service changes the terms of the deal, such as by removing ad-free viewing. [0] - A subscription to a streaming service