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Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care? (leminal.space)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by GrumpyCat@leminal.space to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I know this is a dumb question... But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

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[–] Mordikan@kbin.earth 7 points 1 day ago

Its not zero-effort, but you can safely torrent without a VPN using I2P. You'd have to have an I2P router running on the backend and use something like i2psnark to connect. Out of the box, I2P won't work, you have to adjust the config, but after that you could go VPN-less. Two things to consider though: 1. Torrents will run slower. 2. Only trackers inside the I2P network would be reachable.