you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 31 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

check browserleaks.com and their webrtc leak test (or something similar) to find out! (if u get leaks u might need to disable ipv6). Also make sure to have a killswitch enabled in case ur vpn drops connection u dont want to automatically connect without it and expose urself

  • source
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • [–] [S] 15 points 7 months ago* (5 children)

    Ooh, this is exactly the kind of stuff I need to learn how to check, thank you! I mean, theoretically...

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    You could start by using the connection test on the mullvad website that checks for 3 different leaks.

    VPN use is not illegal (yet).

    Your ISP can still match your internet traffic to the act of torrenting - however they can not know what you are torrenting and the act of torrenting itself is not illegal.

    Theoretically - using torrents to download free use material like you are going to do is 100% legal and above board. So what if you are choosing to use a VPN while doing it?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Mullvad even has their own leak tests on their website. So once you’re connected, just go to the homepage and run a test before doing anything.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Awesome, thanks. I’m learning all kinds of theoretical things!

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    WebRTC (peer to peer media shit don't worry about it) intrinsically leaks IP information. It needs to be turned off in browsers like Firefox as well if that's whta you're using.

    Either through settings, it's in there somewhere, or  about:config and search for rtc amd disable.

  • source
  • parent