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So me and my brother have been torrenting some games and such and we have not gotten a letter yet. So any precautions to use

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[–] stinky7@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

don't torrent, use direct download.

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Yes, there are entire companies full of lawyers doing nothing but sending out these letters to people who torrent. They also use harmless looking paid ads on piracy sites (including streaming and direct download) to place trackers on the site and track down users.

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

All of this can easily be circumvented by using a VPN or seedbox, as well as an adblocker.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago
[–] stinky7@hexbear.net 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

and that's why you should also have an adblocker installed

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Yes, for example ublock origin.