Users of this popular VPN service could be subpoenaed for watching one movie

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Users of this popular torrent service could be subpoenaed for watching one movie

A piracy case is being pursued against these torrent users

www.techradar.com

The makers of the 2019 action film ‘Angel Has Fallen’ have filed lawsuits against 17 individuals for allegedly downloading the title illegally. Although many of the defendants used VPN service Private Internet Access, they could still be at risk from the lawsuit.....

 

[EndangeredPootis]

About time companies started taking action against those who torrent illegally.

 

[Arequire]

God, TechRadar's headlines are always so disgustingly misleading.
It has nothing to do with the VPN service. A pirate site (YTS) was subpoenaed and forced to hand over a database containing the IP and email addresses of the pirates.

 

[upnorth]

several defendants used the VPN service 'Private Internet Access,' which can expect to be subpoenaed. That effort will likely be fruitless as the VPN doesn't keep any logs. However, with help from information shared by torrent site YTS, users are still at risk.

Movie Company Sues Pirates Who Used an Anonymous VPN * TorrentFreak

The makers of the film 'Angel Has Fallen' filed a lawsuit against seventeen alleged pirates, including several users of the VPN service PIA.

torrentfreak.com

 

[Ink]

God, TechRadar's headlines are always so disgustingly misleading.
It has nothing to do with the VPN service. A pirate site (YTS) was subpoenaed and forced to hand over a database containing the IP and email addresses of the pirates.

While media headlines are misleading, the poster didn't change theirs.. Quick. Copy and paste.