EU is making a new law which makes your IP the same as (something similar to) your social security number and they say piracy is going to receive a huge blow. Obviously I have no intention of stopping but now I’ll have to start using a VPN, if I want to continue my way. However, I do not trust VPNs a lot and I do not like the idea of paying for them (I could just pay for the movie in the first place)

I looked into using Tor network to torrent but it seems like it’d be a hindrance to the network itself, which is going to be a huge inconvenience for other users. Additionally I know that even if I found a way to throttle my bandwidth to remove this problem, Tor isn’t exactly made for this sort of thing anyways.

Now, obviously it doesn’t have to be torrenting, but I would gladly hear any suggestions on how to avoid paying and getting movies and shows without being caught doing it. Truthfully I was only streaming from websites for many years, so I do not know a lot about torrenting vs direct downloading either. Thanks in advance for any responses.

  • Banana_man@reddthat.comOPEnglish
    47·
    1 day ago

    Unless this condom has a pocket dimension inside that absorbs all the “genetic information” that’s in there and gives it up to someone else to put it in your partner anyways…

    • Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      11·
      1 day ago

      Iirc Mulvad doesn’t save *any" information since they use a RAM only infrastructure. Yoy can also pay for them with either crypto or by sending them a letter with the money. There’s your pocket dimension

      • Banana_man@reddthat.comOPEnglish
        15·
        1 day ago

        Well, by pocket dimension I meant some way to access and store my personal data without me knowing or consenting. There’s merit to what you say but how can you be sure that mulvad doesn’t save anything at all. Would someone be able to prove it if they did? If they randomly see one day the company is going under and decide to sell everyone out to make a quick buck before abandoning the ship for good?

        Truly I may be a little paranoid but its why I’d like to find an alternative with a bit less gambling if it is possible. Especially since the fines will be pretty big if I am caught.

        • lime!@feddit.nuEnglish
          6·
          21 hours ago

          they have been publicly audited multiple times, their stack is open source, they require no info about you at all (paying cash is possible), their architecture is tor-like in that connections bounce around inside their network before leaving for a destination.

          • Banana_man@reddthat.comOPEnglish
            1·
            20 hours ago

            This is actually convincing enough! If I end up with a VPN its very worth considering, my thanks.

    • Nuxleio@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      So the solution is to what… ? Raw dog it?

      • mutually assured destruction: if a VPN starts leaking network activity it’s suicide for their business model
      • distribution of concerns: VPN services as a rule don’t give a shit about your torrent traffic the way a copyright holder might care about your IP

      If you’re out here creampie-ing the whole internet you don’t have either of those barriers but you still carry all of that risk.

      Even condoms very rarely break that doesn’t make them in general useless. Perfection is the enemy of progress.

      • Banana_man@reddthat.comOPEnglish
        12·
        1 day ago

        My solution is currently an under-construction project lol. It isn’t like I’m not considering a VPN at all, its just that I have it more as a last resort. I need to exhaust all other options first since sure, leaks would hurt their business model but life is long and in the long run they could leak a lot of the activity of their users if they store it somewhere (something no one can guarantee they do not do). Obviously if I come to no other better options I’ll look into making this bet.

        The condom analogy here works too, because I’m sure you’d agree that safe sex should be free for everyone. Same with internet security and privacy.