ISP Privacy and VPNs

>>62094400
They can refuse to business with you, cutting you off.

Because 5 movies or 2 video games can cost more than a years worth of VERY expensive VPN.

actually buying/renting forces you to use obnoxious proprietary software, usually requires you to stream it and can't use mpv

>>62094400
They can notify authorities who can grab a search warrant under the table and seize your PC.

>>62094462
Has this really happened, are there any news articles or other reliable sources to confirm this kind of thing?

>>62094482
For which country? I imagine the whole point of such under-the-table dealings is to keep them covert.

>>62094497
Well OP is talking about the United States.

>>62094519
Considering the three major security and intelligence agencies spread viruses to eachother, you can safely assume covert operations on citizens happen regularly.

>>62094535
Fuck man, that's not something a Schizo like me needs to hear. I'm just extra concerned because I'm on a network being paid for by me for the first time. Before it was my sister, and before that my dad, who I technically didn't live with. But, now that my name and credit info is on the line, I'm trying to weigh my options carefully.

>>62094559
The government and private companies have a big eough of a database of you to slam enough shit you have not even heard of against you.
Even if you were a good samaritian, they could fake evidence against you.
The only thing stopping them is that you haven't come out of the statistial american average in any way.
At this point, you'd have to make a second wikileaks and make a profit off it for them to actually consider taking action against you.

You could use a Torrent Cloud service. real-debrid starts for less than 3$/Month.