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Is Firefox VPN + libgen a safe enough way to get ebooks? Is there a better way? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I like to download a rare book now and then, but if practical I’d like to be safer about it.

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

probably better to use it on a burner device(cheap device) if you that paranoid, and on a public wifi like library or cafes.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    That's a bit over the top for grabbing some text books. That's like, opsec for running an IPTV service or something... but it is possible, and easy. Whip up a vm with a linux distro, connect to an open wifi (vpn if you have one, if not who really cares), and download away. Blow away the VM when done.

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