The careless pirate VPN and the conclusion

We've been talking a lot about them lately that can protect your security and privacy. One of our favorites is the VPNs. Tools very easy to use that keep your traffic encrypted. However, none of these services that promise protection will protect you if you are careless.

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Το TorrentFreak δημοσίευσε την ιστορία του Phillip Danks, ενός πειρατή ταινιών που τον περασμένο μήνα, καταδικάστηκε σε 33 μήνες φυλάκιση. Ο λόγος; Είχε πάει σε κάποιον κινηματογράφο, βιντεοσκόπησε μια ταινία με cam και στη συνέχεια, την ανέβασε στο διαδίκτυο για την κατεβάσουν οι "φίλοι" του. Νόμιζε ότι ήταν καλυμμένος καθώς χρησιμοποιούσε ένα VPN. But the problem was the nickname he was using. It used to be all over the internet to the same name, it was something like a brand name for him.
It's something that too many people do. They use a pseudonym, and Danks was no exception. His online torrents name was TheCod3r, and as shown below, his name was in the title of the torrent he had uploaded.
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Let's recall the obvious. Aliases are used to cover a real name.

However, what many do in the file-sharing scene is that they forget they should not use their aliases on a website that is linked to their "normal" life.

Ο Danks ή  TheCod3r δεν χρησιμοποίησε το ψευδώνυμο του μόνο στο όνομα του torrent "Fast And Furious 6 2013 720p x264-CAM TheCod3r ", αλλά και σε ένα dating προφίλ του στο Plenty of Fish. Το προφίλ του συμπεριελάμβανε πάρα πολλά προσωπικά δεδομένα όπως το που ζει, αλλά και το πραγματικό του όνομα. Φυσικά το ίδιο προφίλ συνδεόταν και με μια σελίδα του Facebook, όπου υπήρχαν και προσωπικές του .

The moral of the story? VPNs, proxies, etc , and security in general, are not needed if the other person is an idiot. The hero of the story doesn't even need a lawyer!

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