So everyone says to use a vpn but is it really needed i havent really pirated before so im not too sure, and i migh tnot but who knows. Are there free alternatives to vpns that are safe what are some options or choices we have? becasue most vpns dont allow torrenting or are pricey and the free ones are just bad. so what can we do?
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Debrid services are a way to pirate without needing a VPN, however they are not free. I pay like $3 per month.
If you want to pirate for free without paying for a VPN, you need to use closed trackers.
Nothing is ever free. You pay somewhere.
Mullvad the best VPN around (IMHO) is 5euro (5.40 usd)/Month … Not very expensive (one again IMHO)
PIA is what, $40/yr, or something like that
I wouldn’t risk it without a VPN. I guess you could use TOR or i2p, but I don’t use enough of either to make a valid comment on its use.
PIA has a free option with a limited number of servers spread across the world.
well dang, do you know if there are such a things as one time payment vpn’s or is that not a thing?
nope, mullvad is also not very expensive (5$/month) and extremely secure (no email or any identifiers, payment with Monero, sign up over Tor, wireguard tunnels). VPNs are services that generate costs from your usage unlike software that you develop once and then sell to make up the costs. Also keep in mind that VPNs only protect your IP from the other services you are accessing on the clearnet: they aren’t a one size fits it all solution. Consider other OPSEC measures depending on your threat level.
you don’t pay for lifetime packages for services that cost the provider money on a month to month basis like a VPN, any service that does this is a huge red flag.
the service will probably go bankrupt before you get your money’s worth out of it
Everyone should be on a VPN all the time
I2p is an option that is completely free, though it is somewhat limited. It is similar to tor but supports torrenting over the actual i2p network but it doesn’t support clear web torrents and is quite slow.
Usenet is an option, but has a cost. I use both, torrents for movies and usenet for TV episodes (torrents for TV packs though)
VPNs don’t make things safer. You need to use reliable trackers like 1337x. VPNs can hide your traffic from your ISP. If you’re living in some smaller country you might get await with seeding without VPN and without getting notified by your ISP.
