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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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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)
  • For piracy: Slavic countries
    • They mostly don't give a fuck about what you download. Just don't share the stuff forward.
    • AVOID THE US/UK AND DACH COUNTRIES AT ALL COSTS for this if you don't want get DMCA letter.
  • For privacy: Any country in the EU/EEA or Switzerland.
    • Avoid the 5-eyes group (US/UK/Canada/Australia/New Zealand) whenever you can.

Also, set up Tailscale with cheap VPS' to use as exit nodes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (4 children)

They mostly don't give a fuck about what you download. Just don't share the stuff forward.

That's a no go in the P2P community. Leeching is bad for the whole network and for everyone else. Especially on public torrents.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

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.

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