I've been wanting to get into torrenting for a while, particularly contributing to private trackers related to music (and to a lesser extent retro games, though I don't have much original stuff to put there as it's harder to find rare games than rare music). FMHY recommends RiseUp if I must get a free VPN while I'm working on my financial situation, though I'm not sure whether it's been tested in court. What are my options, if any?

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[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this is like asking how to safely hook up with strangers at the bar if you can't afford condoms to help protect you from STIs. if you can't afford a VPN, you can't afford to get disconnected by your ISP for three strikes, let alone afford a settlement because some copyright troll logged your IP as a downloader. just don't do it until you can properly put some safeguards in place.

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Public WiFi exists and it's also pretty easy to get free condoms.

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pro tip: Never use public WiFi without wearing a condom.

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why does this anti poor bullshit have so many upvotes? Public WiFi exists and it’s also pretty easy to get free condoms.

hey hows about you go fuck yourself

[–] iloveDigit@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No u

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 6 points 1 day ago

fair enough