The VPN provider I use has servers in multiple countries. I was wondering if privacy laws would make it better to VPN to some countries over others when pirating.

  • ANIMATEK@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    As long as your VPN provider is a proven no-logger, just go with the best performance.

    But if you really want to pick countries, Eastern Europe, Italy and Switzerland just to name a few. If you are in the US I wouldn’t be crossing the pond with my VPN but that’s up to you.

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      11 months ago

      If you are in US probably any latin country except Mexico, Puerto Rico and Panama should be OK.

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        11 months ago

        Why do people keep saying that Puerto Rico is a country?!

        Third time this year.

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            11 months ago

            That’s not a strong argument to call Puerto Rico a country.

            That’s like saying that Japan and Okinawa are two countries.

            Edit: downvoted by geography dufuses.

            Edit 2: whoops. Doofuses.

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              11 months ago

              It’s doofus.

              I think many people feel like Puerto Rico is its own country due to how it is treated by the US.

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                11 months ago

                Thanks for the doofus correction. Whoops.

                Puerto Rico treatment

                Hm. I guess.

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        11 months ago

        Curious what it is about those countries that would cause you to advise against using them?

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          11 months ago

          They are strongly aligned with US, and this kind of countries are usually more aggressive against piracy.

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      11 months ago

      Why wouldn’t you be crossing the pond for that? Legal reasons? Latency reasons?

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        11 months ago

        Because what I said in the first paragraph. If your provider is not a proven no-logger, get another one.

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    11 months ago

    I’m not entirely sure on the absolute best, but I always use Switzerland. I believe they have extremely strong privacy laws that protect individual privacy and I believe they have a relaxed view on downloading so long as it is solely for personal use, though uploading / sharing torrenting is still very much disallowed.

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    11 months ago

    I use ProtonVPN’s Secure Core. Their entry nodes are in privacy-friendly countries — Switzerland, Iceland, or Sweden — and exit nodes can be to any of their VPN servers in dozens of countries around the world. It’s a double hop which increases latency slightly, but I don’t real-time game on this configuration.

    https://protonvpn.com/features/secure-core

  • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    If you are in the US, stick with US servers on a no-log VPN. Crossing the border with your traffic allows agencies to collect way more data.

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        11 months ago

        I don’t mean US based, I mean US servers. Mullvad has US servers.

        Can’t really comment on 14-eyes, but 100% avoid the US, UK, AU, NZ, and maybe CA based companies. I personally don’t use Mullvad anymore since they stopped supporting port forwarding, but it’s an otherwise great VPN.

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            11 months ago

            I’m not a very privacy focused person, so I won’t give you recommendations.

            Just look at reviews that are recent and are from trustworthy but non-mainstream sources. There are some popular news sites that get revenue from paid links, which will give some less-than-ideal recommendations. It’s best to choose a VPN provider with a history of passing 3rd-party audits.

            I will say, though, that Mullvad has some great speeds and is stupid-easy to use.

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          11 months ago

          I use PIA’s Canada servers for torrenting because they are (geographically) closest to the US with port forwarding. No issues, been using them for years.

  • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Maybe try the smallest country that borders the country that sells Vytautas mineral water?

    Spoiler alert: it’s Latvia.