The ongoing technological advancements have made it possible for people to keep their torrenting activities safe and anonymous using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Without a VPN, your internet provider can easily monitor your online activities, including the websites you open, the web pages you visit, and the files you watch or download. This is dangerous because, in a country like the US, ISPs are free to share this data with other people, including the owners of the intellectual property you are downloading. This can easily lead to legal action because most people who like to download torrent files do not know which files are illegal and which ones are not.