20 sats \ 4 replies \ @gmd 13 Aug 2023 \ on: Fact Check - VPNs encrypt your data: False tech
I was paying for IPVanish for a few months and may or may not have been downloading some torrented movies...
I was very surprised when I got a DMCA warning letter from Comcast... shouldn't that have remained hidden? Been too scared to try that stuff again and cancelled my subscription....
That's why you run he torrent client on a virtual machine behind a NAT network where the host runs the VPN. You might also consider to connect the VPN (on the host) over a public wifi hotspot.
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A lot of torrenting clients leak information around your VPN connection. For instance, some torrenting clients send your actual public IP address through your VPN connection to seeders/leachers. There are companies that monitor torrenting, who see your public IP address and send a DMCA notice to your ISP, who forwards that notice to you.
Here's a related article for more information: https://blog.torproject.org/bittorrent-over-tor-isnt-good-idea/
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Have you tried "what is my ip"? That's quite unlikely if you didn't mess up somewhere in the setup process
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yup, i usually confirm it's giving me an IP in another state before i start downloading conspicuous stuff :P
anyway i can afford subscription services these days not worth the hassle of risking a big lawsuit of some sort...
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