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Originally Posted by
TrueTroop 
1) I have a static IP at home = no anonymity
2) Paid for VPS with gift card nor did I give my real information
3) Knew someone would say SFTP, I'll eventually get around to it
4) All my software is up to date
5) Screw copywrong law!

1) static IP is irrelevant. ISPs keep logs and
do forward their customers details to lawyers if requested. You'll find that VPS hosts will do the same
and cut off your server without warning. So a static IP is entirely moot
2) you still connect to it via their infrastructure and the VPS image is on their SAN. So they can easily trace you back to your ISP.
3) just as I'm sure someone will eventually get around to targeting your server. Security should never be put off. Besides, there's nothing to look into, it's just a rewrite of FTP that works via SSH. All good FTP clients support SFTP
4) Good, however bugs are constantly being found and CMS / forum software are some of the biggest targets (to the point where servers are singled out -and often just using Google searches- just for running the aforementioned web solutions).
5) personal opinions of copyright law aside, it's against forum rules to discuss workarounds. Hence my point (well that and the fact that TV / movie studios are very active in chasing copyright cheats - and that your VPN won't protect you from that).
Quote:
Originally Posted by
kevinf 
Using SCP, at worst, the VPS company knows that your IP is connecting via SSH and transferring some data, but they cannot prove what that data is.
They don't need to prove what the data is, Hulu will already know. The point is using a VPN in this way offers no anonymity.
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lol @ your sig Kevinf
Edited by Plan9 - 7/17/12 at 11:43am