I've been using pia socks5 for torrenting for about a year now, and it’s been pretty solid for speed. Yeah, it doesn’t encrypt like their VPN, but if you’re just trying to avoid ISP throttling, it works.
For true anonymity though? Nah, I wouldn’t rely on it alone. I pair it with a VPN (PIA’s or another one) just to be safe.
As for IP leaks, I ran a few tests on ipleak.net and didn’t see any issues. But YMMV—some folks swear it leaks, so maybe check there yourself.
For true anonymity though? Nah, I wouldn’t rely on it alone. I pair it with a VPN (PIA’s or another one) just to be safe.
As for IP leaks, I ran a few tests on ipleak.net and didn’t see any issues. But YMMV—some folks swear it leaks, so maybe check there yourself.