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I don't live in the US, so my ISP doesn't really seem to care what I torrent, but the megathread vehemently recommends to always use one. Since VPNs aren't cheap and I'm on a strict budget (wouldn't pirate otherwise), is it really that dangerous to torrent without one?

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[–] KingPyrox@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (12 children)

If using qBittorrent there is an anonymous option. Not sure if works well but I haven't received an ISP email in a long time since I set it

[–] SpaceCadet2000@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Not sure if works well

You can check if something appears on https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/

[–] warboyziri@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@SpaceCadet2000 holy shit i didnt know this existed! also if i see something here that i didn't torrent does that mean someone in my apartment be torrenting?

Yes, if you have a static IP address. If you have a dynamic IP address you can just be seeing the other people who previously had that IP address. It will depend on your ISP.

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