im starting to learn and search about torrent and piracy in general, do I need a VPN even if my country does not care at all about piracy?

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Most discourse about this is from Americans. I’ve never used a VPN to torrent and it’s never been a problem

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Can you recommend a decent VPN? Paid or free, I’m ignorant on the subject.

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Neither Mullvad nor iVPN are offering port forwarding so neither will be ideal for torrenting.

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Can someone speak more to this distinction between VPN for torrenting vs security? Does one come at the expense of the other?

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A good VPN for torrenting would be AirVPN, as they offer port forwarding.

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Try to see if there are any cases of notices being sent or internet provider shutoffs. If nothing comes up and you are truly in a country that doesn’t care, I don’t see what you need to worry about.

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In general, movie piracy is more targeted by rightsholders, so if OP is not interested in this category he’s pretty safe in a country the doesn’t care.

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Depending on which country we’re talking about… I disagree with most people here. If your country doesn’t care, and because of that your ISP doesn’t keep logs… What benefit would a VPN have? It’d just cost you money and make everything a bit slower. And there’s another company messing with your data. IANAL, though.

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I mean, probably not? If no one in your country has ever been charged or extradited over it then it’s unlikely you will.

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