Yeah but trading information in an encrypted manner online is solved by dozens. Trading information in close proximity to one another (BT is only a few metres at best) is also solved by dozens, even in ways that can’t be sniffed because it’s wireless. I’m not really sure what briar brings to the table, that isn’t already solved?

Unless you’re sitting within BT proximity (in which case, why message each other instead of talking??), this is online too.

Yes there are, your data still resides in their servers as it passes through them though. But like I said, as soon as it has been processed there is no log of it so it is only present briefly and not in a persistent manner.

It is nothing of significance WRT prosecution or any kind of legal action. It is nothing useful.

Doesn’t that just hide the specific content? They still know where the content is coming from?

And not everything done online, especially things that can get you in trouble with authorities (like torrenting copyrighted material) can be done through https.

That doesn’t really make a difference if no traffic history is saved. If there are no logs of traffic saved, there’s noting that can be tied to the account.

Yes, any VPN provider will see what’s in your traffic, no way around that…ever…no matter who you choose

however not all VPN providers will keep a record of your traffic, so it may only exists briefly in their servers as it passes through and then it’s gone. This is how companies like mullvad operate. Even if the cops come with a warrant, there will be no evidence because nothing is saved.

It doesn’t exist on TMDB, which is what radarr actually uses when you search.

I would just manually add it in my media library directory and import to jellyfin (in my case, don’t know what you use)

Yeah but like I said, anyone who calls you will just hear the “busy” tone or direct to voicemail. They won’t get the “invalid number” tone like OP wants.

They do, at least where i live (not UK, but still Europe)

AFAIK this is not possible for a working number. Failed dial tone and “text message not delivered” are handled on the carrier level, if you block a number then they’ll just get a “busy” tone when calling and nothing when texting. You can’t blanket reject everything while retaining data, unless you disconnect from cellular and only use WiFi.

I’m seriously baffled by the amount of people in this thread having issues with something as simple as boiling plain rice. What the hell, its not fucking rocket science. Do you have trouble boiling pasta too!?

Just turn down the heat when it starts boiling and you won’t have any mess at all. Boiling pretty much anything without using a lid is just plain dumb and a waste of energy. The only exception being if the point of boiling is to reduce water content.

Add rice and water in a 1:2 ratio (by volume, eg. 2dl rice to 4dl water for 3-4 people), add salt and heat to a boil. When it boils, turn down heat so it only just simmers slightly and wait until no excess water is left. Keep the lid on the whole time. This method works with jasmin and basmati white rice for me.

Man I fucking hate telesyncs…I accidentally downloaded a TS deadpool&wolverine because I got so exited when I saw it that I didn’t read the title properly so I didn’t notice the “TS”. I was so disappointed when I wanted to watch that and found out it was TS. 100% my own fault, but still sucked.

If there was a completely zero percent risk that I would be used as a node for something truly horrible, I also wouldn’t mind. But I’d rather torrent with a slightly elevated risk rather than enabling things that should not be enabled. By torrenting with a VPN, at least I have the control over what happens on my network and exactly what data I’m part of sharing.

VPNs log your IP.

But they don’t log the data going through. The IP alone will not be enough for a conviction at all. They also need to prove that you acquired/shared copyrighted content. Any proper VPN isn’t going to log that.

But if you think like that I suppose you aren’t very interested in running TOR relays or exits either.

No, I’m not at all interested in that either. I don’t want to risk any nefarious traffic that I have no control over running through my network.

I get the appeal of I2P for torrenting and I can absolutely see the value it can bring. But as long as I will have to be a node for other random peoples traffic, I’ll pass.

A good VPN won’t have any details to hand over that will convict you, even if they wanted to (e.g. mullvad), so they most definitely are enough.

And police are not going after citizens, rights holders are (like they always have been) by suing ISPs in hopes of getting your info.

What in don’t like about I2P, is being a node for other peoples traffic.

A proper VPN provider is sufficient to protect against this though. If you, as a Swedish citizen, weren’t already using a VPN, you were being an idiot.

I mean, it still makes sense to also use I2P, but it is currently not good enough as a full replacement.

Yeah but putting it on 4G gives them a reason to charge for continuous use of the system and lock them in to their web based proprietary platform.