Is it possible to safely torrent without a VPN? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 months ago by nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Funds are limited at the moment and i'd rather not have a monthly subscription to worry about.
i'm not in the US, if that changes anything

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[-] potatobro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 months ago

I haven't tried it myself but I've heard that using a good private tracker is safe without a vpn

[-] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago

It’s safe as long as nobody breaks the rules. If law enforcement or copyright holders really wanted a login they could probably get an invite from somebody. The weak link in security is always going to be a person.

Once they infiltrated a private tracker, they’d either have to hack them or download every torrent they want to and track down the seeders. 90% of the seeders would probably be in a different country so, is it really worth their effort? They’re not going to get the people ripping the shows and movies.

So yes, I think getting caught on a private tracker is possible. Perhaps not probable.