On 2023-07-03, Nightfox <DIGDIST!Nightfox@vert.synchro.net> wrote:
>
> Re: Which VPN?
> By: Phigan to Hustler on Mon Jul 03 2023 08:44 am
>
> Ph> - Using torrents or similar file-sharing type services on a network that
> Ph> blocks them (public hotspots sometimes) or simply from a network other
>
> Ph> When you use those VPN services, they know what your originating IP is,
> Ph> what your destination IP is, and what kind of traffic you're sending to
> Ph> that destination. It's the same stuff that your ISP would know if you
> Ph> weren't using the VPN. I'm not sure what difference it makes which one of
> Ph> them has that information. You're already paying your ISP, so unless you
> Ph> have some reason not to trust them, why would you go trust some other
> Ph> rando any more than them?
>
> If you do any torrenting, some ISPs actively monitor torrent activity, whereas
a VPN might (probably?) not. ISPs can send an email warning if they detect som
ething they think shouldn't be downloaded/shared via torrent. You probably shou
ldn't trust your ISP with that information..
>
> Nightfox
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and The Twilight Zone collection from the 50's. The last one should have
been under public domain long ago. 70 years of Copyright it's abusive.
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