So me and my brother have been torrenting some games and such and we have not gotten a letter yet. So any precautions to use

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
    331·
    3 months ago

    Reputable VPN.

    Strong anti-virus/anti-malware.

    Common-sense when running cracks/keygens (are keygens still a thing?)

    edit: a good backup plan, in case thongs go awry (yes, I see it. Yes, I’m leaving it.)

    • Eril@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Good advice, that I would definitely recommend in a place like Germany. But still: First rule of Usenet is to not talk about the Usenet. :D

    • Panda (he/him)@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Haven’t touched Usenet since 2020 or so because it was cumbersome compared to torrenting, especially for software. Has it improved, or was I just on a bad indexer?

      • RandomLegend [He/Him]@lemmy.dbzer0.comMEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Didn’t try it for software, only Movies, Shows, Games, Audiobooks

        I am on houseofusenet and the “should not be named” partner indexer that allows API access for *arr Software. Also i have drunkenslug

        I rarely search for something manually, only games as there is no “gamearr” or something like that.

  • redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    Look into I2P.
    It’s a network similar to TOR, but more suited for usecases like torrenting.
    For anything you do on I2P, you can rest assured noone else can even in theory trace it back to you.
    Go visit http://tracker2.postman.i2p for a large collection of public domain content.

    The only issue is that there is also a lot of content available in german and english language which is not in the public domain, and due to the anonymous nature of I2P noone would be able to warn you of that. So take care you don’t accidentally seed the content to others, keeping it online for even more people to commit the same mistake with noone the wiser.

  • stupid_asshole69 [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    You don’t know or understand what laws you may be in violation of. If you ask a lawyer they’ll advise you to stop doing crimes.

    If you want to obscure your actions, switch to DoT or DoH and bind your torrent client or computer to a vpn with port forwarding. Don’t do just one. Use a paid vpn not owned by kape technologies because that umbrella company is an Israeli honeypot.

    Turn off pex and dht and only use private trackers.

  • Matt@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    Try Tailscale with a cheap VPS in a country that doesn’t block torrents. Countries to the East of Europe are generally better for this.