Only recently discovered yt-dlp, despite its popularity. However I was wondering if I were to use this, should it be used behind a VPN when downloading videos off public websites?
Only recently discovered yt-dlp, despite its popularity. However I was wondering if I were to use this, should it be used behind a VPN when downloading videos off public websites?
My issue with that stance is that the average website host does not give a shit about who is visiting. The average data broker does not care about the data it has, it cares about selling it for a profit. The average ISP just cares about your $50 a month. The average malicious government doesn’t need data collection when it can just arrest you can on suspicion or just get you on tax evasion.
The trust no one everyone is out to get me is just “I’m the main character” bullshit. Yes, there’s enough data out there to dox me and ruin my life, but someone who is willing to put in all that effort to take down me is just as low shithead as I am. That level of boredom and frustration just shows that they are also trying their best to distract themselves from their own mortality as the rest of us.
Unless you’re trying to hide the fact that you’re trying to distribute CSAM in which case go back to the Libertarian communities you asshole.