From his telegram
I will be releasing a torrent file that should be spread to as many people as possible. Please only use torrent if you absolutely know what you are doing. It is possible to dox yourself with torrents if you don’t correctly setup your security.
edit: Don’t stay up late waiting for this torrent, it is still being prepared and needs hours to complete.
If one person holds an important file, that person is an easy target. If a million people hold an important file, the file becomes an impenetrable shield for all.
Download the torrent and immediately remove torrent and kill the torrent client when you're not using it.
sitting around seeding shit is how u get caught
Use vpn, seed 20 min,
Connect to diff vpn, seedy
Connect to diff vpn seedy
Rotate IPs
Basic OPSEC
Pass off to hand up to UseNet
I've been using the same VPN server for about 4 years, seeding games, movies, etc. and never had an issue.
Your ISP can't see the traffic, and a good VPN keeps no logs, so if you and 100 other people are connected to that same server 24/7, there's no way of proving who is doing what.
Whereas, they do generally log who is connected and when, and shitty VPNs also save how much data is transmitted.
So if they really wanted to track you, and they subpoena your VPN host, they can see you connected to X, Y, Z during these times and transmitted this much data. That's a lot worse that being connected to X for weeks/months at time transmitting massive amounts that can't be traced to individual locations.
The key term was “Good VPN”.
NordVPN is a good vpn to many and they were knocked over, kept logs they said they didn’t, and those were exposed to a non-disclosed state actor - all while Nord kept their mouths shut and refused to disclose for months as they didn’t know how long they had been knocked over & that reality broke their entire business model.
If you want to explore there are quite a few free VPNs. VanwaTech that acts as the CDN for 8Kun provides a free VPN.
Edit: also do not use any VPNs in Europe. GDPR requires them to log
NordVPN had a single server that was compromised due to the people running the farm leaving on a remote access system that Nord wasn't even aware of, let alone was responsible for. Read more here.
They have an intact warrant canary: https://nordvpn.com/security-efforts/
They also have passed multiple third-parties' no-log audits to confirm that they don't keep any logs.
So unless you have some evidence of this state actor getting logs (that aren't kept?), I'll have to disregard your post.
As with anything "free," if you aren't paying for it, you are the product.
Sage advice. I would generally avoid USA-based ones as well, especially in this current political climate.
I am a novice at this, what VPN is recommended. I believe I have Norton’s, any suggestions. Thank you.
I got NordVPN's 3-year plan when it was on sale at one point for like $100. Been torrenting happily with no issues on it!
Ultimately, you want to find a VPN that doesn't keep logs, and has servers outside of countries that are a part of 14-eyes (countries that spy on each other's citizens to get around laws preventing doing so, like America).
Those are: US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, France, Holland, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Spain
Don't use VPN servers in those countries.
If you have protonmail, their vpn is good. It gets top ratings for both security and privacy.
If I am not mistaken Symantec's VPN blocks torrenting. Am I correct?