• cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 months ago

    Also VPN makes you rather anonymous. The sites won’t track you and sometimes the trackers on public torrent files are notorious for tracking.

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      2 months ago

      That is not true, the sites do still track you. VPNs don’t prevent tracking, they just make sure the tracking is done through a secure tunnel.

      • unhrpetby@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        VPNs don’t prevent tracking, they just make sure the tracking is done through a secure tunnel.

        The extra hop adds a significant barrier for the website in knowing the actual source IP. The fake source IP is likely used by many other users, and the user you are trying to track can easily rotate VPN IPs.

        Its one less identifier for them to use.