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I was just reading through the interview process for RED, and they specifically forbid the use of VPN during the interview. I don't understand this requirement, and it seems like it would just leak your IP address to the IRC host, which could potentially be used against you in a honeypot scenario. Once they have your IP, they could link that with the credentials used with the tracker while you are torrenting, regardless of if you used VPN while torrenting.

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[–] Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That whole thing looks shady as hell. To me it seems like the whole interview process is meant to collect all the data they can about you, whether it is to sell the info or to hold on to it for... reasons. Also a private, invite/interview entry only community that strictly prohibits the use of a VPN or TOR and is based around sharing media? Bruh. Either they are sharing something a lil more illicit than your standard rips of Hollywood movies, or this is a honeypot to catch the kinds of people who share that kind of stuff. Everything about this is all red flags and alarm bells

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I got confused and sus when I saw the words “interview process.” I wasn’t sure if I was understanding. My interview process was a chill dude in a lemmy chat sending me a link. So far it’s been awesome.

[–] undefined@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If that lemmy user was found out to have invited someone they didn't know, from a random website like lemme, then they would be banned and everyone they've ever invited would as well.

Other than being invited by someone who is already on the site and you know personally the standard way is to do the interview process. The interview is mostly questions about music quality and music files and serve to make sure that you can read and apply that knowledge so that they don't have to moderate as much if you try to upload shitty rips of music on the site.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago

Sounds reasonable

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