Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”

Update: position got backed up by an official Proton post on Mastodon, it’s an official Proton statement now. https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/113833073219145503

Update 2, plot-twist: they removed this response from Mastodon - seems they realize it exploded into their face!

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    20 hours ago

    As far as I know, this only matters if you’re hosting a VPN server or torrenting, and you can just buy a static IP from Nord for cheap, like all their services. Personally, I don’t torrent on VPN because I just ignore all the DMCAs I get and have never had a problem, probably because I’m not a notorious uploader. And it wouldn’t affect your ability to download torrents if you don’t have port forwarding on VPN, just your ability to upload.

    For the vast majority of VPN users just looking for anonymity while they surf/download, port forwarding it not necessary.

    And, personally, if I did need it, I’d find a VPN service that provides it without its CEO prostrating themselves to a rapist.

    • AnAmericanPotato@programming.devEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      And it wouldn’t affect your ability to download torrents if you don’t have port forwarding on VPN, just your ability to upload

      This isn’t quite true. Two peers who both lack port forwarding will not be able to connect to each other at all. Once a connection is established between two peers, both uploading and downloading should work just fine.

      A significant portion of swarms are users like that, who can initiate connections but cannot receive incoming connections. This is especially problematic with smaller torrents. If you’re working with well-supported torrents with dedicated seeders and thousands of users, then it won’t really matter. But if you need something with just a couple seeders, you might find yourself stuck with zero accessible peers.