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What VPN do you use to hide traffic from your ISP? (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by FarLine99@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Carrot4016@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They do hide your "real" IP address from other peers when using BitTorrent, such that angry letters from copyright holders go to the VPN instead of your ISP. The assumption is that your ISP would be more likely to snitch on you when compared to a reputable VPN.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The VPN company is legally required to report you just as much as your ISP

[–] Carrot4016@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's true, but you can hope they don't keep logs, or hope they don't know your identity.