▲ 15 ▼ Is usenet safe (with vpn) and still a thing in 2025 (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by BerserkerBube@lemmy.world to c/usenet@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments hi there, im a newbie. Is usenet still the way to go and safe in its use with a vpn as normal "consumer"? Or can it get tracked down like torrenting? i love to have offline access to my media, so streaming isn`t my favor, thats why i landed here. :)
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yep, no need for VPN if you use a provider with SSL. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago Basically yeah - the only thing exposed with ssl w/o vpn is the initial connection to your provider, so your ISP or another entity eavesdropping could prove you initiated a connection but would have no idea about the contents transferred. A little pedantic I know, but best to be informed of the minutia of these endeavours. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago Basically yeah - the only thing exposed with ssl w/o vpn is the initial connection to your provider, so your ISP or another entity eavesdropping could prove you initiated a connection but would have no idea about the contents transferred. A little pedantic I know, but best to be informed of the minutia of these endeavours. permalink fedilink source parent