Funds are limited at the moment and i’d rather not have a monthly subscription to worry about.
i’m not in the US, if that changes anything
Depends on country. Depends on ISP. Look for how your ISP reponds to such things. Should be able to find info on that, I’d hope.
what keywords should i look out for? searching my ISP and “Piracy” makes is seem like they’re pretty active about this stuff
There are very few countries where torrenting is safe. Generally speaking: No. You can try file hosters or other platforms, or share a VPN with a friend or use services similar to a VPN. AFAIK there is not alternative that’s as fast and convenient as Torrent, though.
Look I2P. Don’t know for sure. But read somewhere that it can be used for privacy.
Slow, limited options, but great anonymity and free.
Sounds interesting, what are some good beginner guides to I2P?
Depends on the country. I once got some people in trouble when I passed through Germany because I didn’t know internet is heavily censored/surveilled there. Haven’t had trouble anywhere else though. Do some research on your country.
The biggest threats come from the movie industry. Just use streaming sites for movies and series, torrent the other stuff.
Look into Tribler, I2P and Utopia.
Do you have any access to internet services without registering with your name?
Maybe at public transportation, in a mall… Please don’t bring trouble to any small businesses.
Be prepared to find usual ports blocked and research on how to randomize your MAC address.
Debrid services are usually cheaper (as low as $2.5/month), but you’re limited to public trackers with them.
I2P has a built in torrent client.
But you need a computer running 24/7. With i2p, the longer your session runs, the better the connection.
I have a seedbox (ultra cc). The legally questionable part happens between the seeder and my seedbox IP. I download the files via SSH/SFTP with my blank IP. Since 7 years. No popo yet.
Windscribe is cheap. Just buy it. Like $30 a year.
Depends on what you’re doing and where. Just like the guy from a country that doesn’t care about copy right laws you can do whatever you want. If you’re in a country that does care then you’d need either A and ISP that doesn’t care (Google Fiber absolutely does, but others don’t) or B a good private tracker.
Why would torrenting be unsafe or illegal? It’s not illegal to download files peer to peer, at least in the UK. Where are you located?
However, in the UK at least, the ISPs are required to log your activity and pass on to the relevant authorities if requested. Best to use an approved VPN to be sure.
I’d be curious how many account holders in the UK have actually been prosecuted for copyright infringement.
In nearly two decades with the same ISP (Telewest > Blueyonder > VirginMedia) I’ve had a grand total of two emails from them with no teeth in it, and still download what I want from public trackers to this day.
I get an actual letter from them? Yay, free toilet paper!
*typo
Probably not, no.
Without VPN or Usenet subscription it’s going to be difficult and/or illegal.
difficult and/or illegal.
I don’t think using a VPN gets you out of the illegal part, lol.
Since most VPNs no longer have port mapping it’s a pure download which would make it technically legal e.g. in Germany.
i mean its always illegal no? you just dont get caught as easily with a VPN
No port mapping, no upload, so technically legal where only sharing is penalized. IANAL.
