Privacy @lemmy.ml LucidBoi @lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago

Best jurisdiction for exit nodes?

I was wondering, which country's exit nodes (VPN) do you use and why? Are some countries better than others (in terms of jurisdiction and laws, not latency)?

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For piracy: Slavic countries

They mostly don't give a fuck about what you download. Just don't share the stuff forward.

AVOID THE US/UK AND DACH COUNTRIES AT ALL COSTS for this if you don't want get DMCA letter.

For privacy: Any country in the EU/EEA or Switzerland.

Avoid the 5-eyes group (US/UK/Canada/Australia/New Zealand) whenever you can.

Also, set up Tailscale with cheap VPS' to use as exit nodes.
- They mostly don't give a fuck about what you download. Just don't share the stuff forward.
  
  That's a no go in the P2P community. Leeching is bad for the whole network and for everyone else. Especially on public torrents.
  
  I meant that in a way that you are exposing too much with your collection.
- No one is coming after your seeding in South America, except maybe Chile with its unusually close relationship with the U.S. Just saying.
- use i2p for torrenting. torrenting slows down vpn services and tor
IMO if you are using a companies VPN then the larger the company, the more chance it's data is being exfiltrated. Looking at you Nord.

If you know how to host your own then your risk goes dramatically down. Although for anonymity you should choose a cloud that you don't need to give your personal info to. Good luck with that.

This is why criminals rely on hacked devices. No credit card needed.

If you are simply torrenting some media then no one is looking at you anyway. Pretty much any VPN or location would be fine for that.

Your security posture should relate to your risk.
- Don't rely on VPNs as your (only) security, if you are at actual risk from your online activities. For piracy, it does not matter. Pick one you like
- i use riseup, but calyx and strongswan is also good if you can't host your own
Look into Romania, Poland, Switzerland and Luxembourg. All good choices. Strong privacy laws and lenient copyright laws. Not part of 5, 9 or 14 eyes either.
blacklist: Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, hungary, iran, israel, japan, Italy, both Koreas, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Ukraine, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen
- Why?
- I'd like to hear the reasoning behind this list.
  
  i mainly choose countries with strong dmca laws, anti-piracy, and authoritian regimes that might have some global influence and actual internet infrastructure

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