[request] Is it safe to use Mega without a vpn?

TheSarcasticLizard | 17 points | Dec 29 2015 10:52:50

[request] Is it safe to use Mega without a vpn? | Megalinks MegaDB [request] Is it safe to use Mega without a vpn?

Do i need to use a vpn when downloading movies/ tv shows from mega? thanks

[-] 87linux | 11 points | Dec 29 2015 18:35:53

Is it really "safe" to do anything without one anymore?

[-] sirin3 | 1 points | Dec 31 2015 11:55:02

You do not need one for the bathroom

[-] Matty321 | 11 points | Dec 29 2015 22:08:00

Isn't the whole point of mega that it's end to end encrypted and no one knows what the file is apart from key holders?

[-] Heiminator | 7 points | Dec 29 2015 11:07:20

Depends on your local jurisdiction. For example over here in Germany only the uploading part of torrent filesharing is actually illegal, simply downloading stuff without uploading/sharing it with other people (as filehosters like Mega allow you to do) is perfectly legal.

[-] Problemzone | 2 points | Dec 29 2015 13:21:13

Where did you hear that downloads are legal in Germany? Movie streaming was made legal last year through the European court of law, and later in Germany as well, but I am not aware of a court ruling for downloads

The risk of getting caught through the use of a OCH like mega is close to zero, but it is not legal to download copyrighted material (in most countries) and everyone should be aware of this.

[-] [deleted] | 0 points | Dec 29 2015 11:29:45

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[-] Heiminator | 7 points | Dec 29 2015 11:47:06

Probably not. I mean of course the fucking british government monitors the entire internet traffic of their population, but I have never heard of a Mega user being sued for simple downloading. Uploading and distributing is a different matter.

[-] [deleted] | 3 points | Dec 29 2015 16:57:44

Where I am in the US, my download speeds for mega only have dropped to a trickle. It is evidently my ISP selectively restricting download speed from certain sites.

[-] GldRush98 | 5 points | Dec 29 2015 17:32:20

I don't think so. I think mega just has bandwidth problems. I've got fiber at my house and sometimes mega downloads at a crawl, and some times it maxes out my fiber. It seems to vary from day to day quite a bit.

[-] Mentalpopcorn | 1 points | Dec 29 2015 23:17:13

Varies for me between files as well. I downloaded The Martian the other day, which I think was split into five RARs. Four of them downloaded at 7MB/s, and one of them didn't go past 500k/s.

[-] AviciiUK | 1 points | Jan 08 2016 01:53:57

500kb/s is not slow...

[-] bigfootlive89 | 1 points | Dec 29 2015 22:56:44

For me, some files download very fast and some slow, so I think Mega itself plays some role in slow downloads.

[-] 3000milestoSpacejam | 1 points | Dec 29 2015 15:46:48

I wouldn't say absolutely not but you really don't. It's one of the main draws of using mega over torrents.

[-] Yage2006 | 1 points | Dec 29 2015 22:14:26

With any of these cyber lockers you are not sharing anything, this is already a huge improvement and also you are not revealing your IP either in not doing so.