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so, when you found something like that, lease a dedicated server overseas and use it to download everything. once done, go to a cybercafe and download it to a zip file or something similar via http directly to a usb memory.

they can follow your transaction with the company once they find out, but it's going to be a little more difficult.

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He is a journalist, he wasn't found when he downloaded the files, but when he wrote about their content.

Leasing a server wouldn't have changed a thing in that specific case.

Anyway, bluetouff is well-versed in computer security and the co-founder of a VPN service, so I suspect the files weren't downloaded from a french IP adress.

Yes it says "Panama", right in the article.

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