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submitted 4 months ago by penquin@lemm.ee to c/piracy@lemm.ee

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How does this firm (or whatever it is) know I torrented something? My VPN app took a shit in the middle of a download and I think it exposed my IP to some "anti-piracy" bullshit firm that contacted my ISP. ISP emailed to let me know and to "not do it again". How does this firm know about torrenting? Do they like watch these sites and hope someone's VPN slips like mine did today?

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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thank you. I'm not that familiar with UFW, but I have used its UI app, GFUW. I'll mess with it and figure something out. Does blocking outgoing traffic prevent others from seeing my IP address, or do I need to combine that with a rule that only allows connection to the VPN server?

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

I am not sure I understand your comment.

Blocking outgoing traffic blocks all outgoing traffic, thus including traffic outside of VPN.
Allowing outgoing connections to the VPN server simply makes an exception in that blocking, otherwise you couldn't even connect to a VPN.