I know this is a dumb question… But i cant really aford a vpn like at all, is it possible to torrent without using a vpn in the USA or will i get in some trouble and go to jail if i torrent without a vpn?

The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

  • ftbd@feddit.orgEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    How will they know you’re torrenting if all they see is a lot of wireguard traffic? You could be uploading backups to a remote location for all they know

    • Banzai51@midwest.socialEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      The nature of uploads/downloads happening with torrents coming and going from disparate sources. Apparently it has a certain network signature that can be identified fairly reliably. ISPs don’t really give a shit about WHAT you torrent, but they will try to traffic shape it so it doesn’t affect other users on the ISP much.