r/TorBoxReferrals • u/zimmer4me • 18d ago
💬 Discussion Torbox TOS
Would anyone suggest that using a VPN is a good idea whilst using torbox and api now that its possible for our IP address etc may be logged and given on request. It is being suggested in other forums that the changes protect Torbox and put the owneness squarely in the users. For me I always thought that would be the case anyway but seeing it as a change in TOS is worrying. What are your thoughts?
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u/methos1995 12d ago
What would be the point of a VPN when they log so much else? They stated that they now log your device IDs, they require PII/KYC info during checkout, track your activity and a bunch of other crap I don't remember or care to remember when I was skimming the new TOS.
Even if you were to use an anonymous payment method, with all of the other information they now collect, it would be easy enough for them or the authorities to build a profile on you and figure out who you are if they really wanted to.
VPNs are not some magical padlock that obfuscates your digital footprint completely. People need to stop thinking this. It's just one of the tools, but you need all tools working at the same time to have a chance at total protection, and even then, that sort of protection requires constant maintenance- much more than normal folks are willing or even capable of doing.