I was just reading through the interview process for RED, and they specifically forbid the use of VPN during the interview. I don’t understand this requirement, and it seems like it would just leak your IP address to the IRC host, which could potentially be used against you in a honeypot scenario. Once they have your IP, they could link that with the credentials used with the tracker while you are torrenting, regardless of if you used VPN while torrenting.

  • undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I’ve been on red for over 7 years now. It’s one of the best resources for music on the internet. Calling members “nobodies” for defending a community we care about is pretty lame.

    I understand being skeptical about requiring the use of home internet to connect to the site. But, it’s kind of a requirement to keep people from avoiding bans, using accounts with stolen credentials, or selling invites (big problem).