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@JustJack23__dup_24286@slrpnk.net on slrpnk.net Open parent
How does mullvad compare to ther VPNs?
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@anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz on sopuli.xyz Open parent
If you want a privacy focused VPN then Mullvad is great. If you want one for torrents then it’s no good.
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@Felis_Rex@lemmy.zip on lemmy.zip Open parent
Why’s that? I used it for torrents a few weeks ago and at least speeds were fine. Definitely slower but not terrible. Does it leak data or something?
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@mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com on lemmy.dbzer0.com Open parent
They don’t offer port forwarding. Due to the way torrents work, at least one person (either seed or peer) needs to have port forwarding enabled for the connection to be stable. So if you don’t have port forwarding, you’ll only be able to connect to people who have forwarded theirs. So even if a seed pool shows a lot of available seeds, you may only be able to connect to a few of them. It also means your torrents will take ages to seed, which can be important for private trackers where you need to maintain a certain ratio or you’ll get banned.
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@Scrollone@feddit.it on feddit.it Open parent
Why would you even need a VPN for private trackers?
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@mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com on lemmy.dbzer0.com Open parent
If you (a Joe Schmo nobody) were able to get an invite, you really think a media company with millions of dollars of funding wouldn’t be able to do the same? They could easily get moles into every single private trackers, complete with full backgrounds to pass the interview process. Private trackers aren’t preferred because they’re inherently more secure. At best, that is only security theater, the same as the TSA. They’re preferred because enforced seeding rules, verified uploaders, etc ensures their torrents are healthy and helps prevent malware. Plus lots of people use a mix of public and private trackers.
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@gravitas@lem.ugh.im · Mar 09
They could easily get moles into every single private trackers Maybe if they actually wanted to, but what actually happens is they hire a much smaller company that monitors public trackers and sends them thousands of “successful” takedowns. When have you seen private trackers taking down torrents due to DMCA? It pretty much never happens, even for public ones these days the best case for these companies is to get google or other search engines to remove torrent sites from results. You are giving these corps WAAAY too much credit, they only target the lowest of low hanging fruit (ISPs and search engines) because anything else is a waste of time and money. There’s a reason you don’t hear about many lawsuits against private individuals anymore, its because they know its a bad idea to go after “Joe Schmo NoBody” with a net worth of $217 in the bank, who will just declare bankruptcy after the corp spends tens or hundreds of thousands of $ on lawyers for a single case.
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