I was wondering, which country’s exit nodes (VPN) do you use and why? Are some countries better than others (in terms of jurisdiction and laws, not latency)?
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Also, set up Tailscale with cheap VPS’ to use as exit nodes.
That’s a no go in the P2P community. Leeching is bad for the whole network and for everyone else. Especially on public torrents.
Only if you’re talking about torrents. Most visual media can be easily found on Usenet, and there’s no such thing as leeching.
The only thing I ever use torrents for anymore is books, because the mouse site is so good. Never have had problems finding TV shows or movies on Usenet.
I meant that in a way that you are exposing too much with your collection.
Oh yeah so not bragging arround and/or exposing a public jellyfin/ember/plex instance?
Both.
use i2p for torrenting. torrenting slows down vpn services and tor
No one is coming after your seeding in South America, except maybe Chile with its unusually close relationship with the U.S. Just saying.
Look into Romania, Poland, Switzerland and Luxembourg. All good choices. Strong privacy laws and lenient copyright laws. Not part of 5, 9 or 14 eyes either.
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I’d like to hear the reasoning behind this list.
i mainly choose countries with strong dmca laws, anti-piracy, and authoritian regimes that might have some global influence and actual internet infrastructure
Why?
IMO if you are using a companies VPN then the larger the company, the more chance it’s data is being exfiltrated. Looking at you Nord.
If you know how to host your own then your risk goes dramatically down. Although for anonymity you should choose a cloud that you don’t need to give your personal info to. Good luck with that.
This is why criminals rely on hacked devices. No credit card needed.
If you are simply torrenting some media then no one is looking at you anyway. Pretty much any VPN or location would be fine for that.
Your security posture should relate to your risk.
i use riseup, but calyx and strongswan is also good if you can’t host your own
Don’t rely on VPNs as your (only) security, if you are at actual risk from your online activities. For piracy, it does not matter. Pick one you like