im starting to learn and search about torrent and piracy in general, do I need a VPN even if my country does not care at all about piracy?

    • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      Neither Mullvad nor iVPN are offering port forwarding so neither will be ideal for torrenting.

      • Miyagi1337@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        Correct as stated above, for “security”. I also put the providers that DO work for torrenting since port forwarding is required to connect to a LOT of peers, a person who doesn’t know much about VPNs to begin with probably doesn’t understand that tech jargon we use, admittedly there is always a LOT to learn.

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      1 year ago

      Can someone speak more to this distinction between VPN for torrenting vs security? Does one come at the expense of the other?

      • liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        A VPN can offer some security for either. Any way, yiu depend on the provider to forward your traffic and not reveal who you are.