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3 days agolike others mentioned, using vpn is best.
unfortunately free ones don’t usually allow torrents because of the huge traffic burden. but there are cheap plans and sales.
also to prevent leakage of torrent traffic:
- bind the torrent client¹ to the vpn connection in the torrent client settings. there are detailed guides on the webs for each major torrent client. some even on the vpn provider website’s help section
- enable kill switch² in the vpn client (…unless maybe you have other apps that absolutely need to stay connected regardless of vpn status)
- check the news site torrentfreak³ from time to time
footnotes
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client is another word for an app that connected to something/someone else
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this cuts off all internet access to the device if vpn disconnects
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a site for news affecting piracy and torrents, including govt crackdowns on piracy and torrent site trust rankings
i can’t really articulate why but I don’t think this should be in /c/piracy