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Got an email from ISP (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by penquin@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemm.ee

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How does this firm (or whatever it is) know I torrented something? My VPN app took a shit in the middle of a download and I think it exposed my IP to some "anti-piracy" bullshit firm that contacted my ISP. ISP emailed to let me know and to "not do it again". How does this firm know about torrenting? Do they like watch these sites and hope someone's VPN slips like mine did today?

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[–] LucidBoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

a killswitch is a must-have in this case then

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

killswitch doesn't work because packets can still get through between the time when the VPN goes offline and when it activates, need to bind torrent client to vpn or have some firewall configuration to prevent non-vpn traffic