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.

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[–] Nuxleio@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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.com -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.