Wherever you might want to consider installing Kodi on any streaming device, the possibility of getting into legal trouble is real. In fact, if you do this to stream TV shows and movies using add-ons that are unofficial, such as Salts or Exodus, then you are doing something illegal. Here are some tips on how you can avoid this from giving you a headache when it is too late.

Basically, Kodi is legal, considering that you have not included add-ons in order to watch or stream various contents. Downloading and installing the app itself is not illegal, the legal issues only come when you have added TV plug-ins or movie add-ons, which acquire their content from illegal sources.

You might not have any idea that you are doing anything wrong as end-user of Kodi. Nevertheless, you are still liable for the legality of the said add-ons that you are using on your app. The use of virtual private network or VPN service can be safe when you are going to stream content using Kodi.

This will enable you to avoid being detected what you are doing online. By doing this, you can also avoid any possible copyright infringement warnings or letters regarding your activities.

Take note that the Intellectual Property office in the UK has tightened legislations and copyright laws, targeting not only the end-users but the sellers as well. It was even stated in the laws that any person or business operating or selling Kodi devices have already violated the copyright law.

The proposed bill issued in the UK can be used to prosecute Kodi users or file sharers of torrent and imprison with sentences of up to 10 years. It is even as illegal to stream pirated content with illicit add-ons using Kodi in the EU as it is downloading copyrighted materials.

If you are going to use Kodi elsewhere in the world, make sure that you are not exposing your personal information or privacy over the Internet. Using VPN service can add extra layers of privacy and security when you are streaming or browsing any content on the Web.

Moreover, when connecting to a VPN server, you can rest assured that all Internet traffic going your way is encrypted. This would mean that you are not at risk of exposing your Internet service provider, and nobody should be able to detect whatever you are downloading or watching online.

The use of Kodi is safe as long as you know what you are doing. However, the sad part is that there are risks involved just like any other activities carried out online. Kodi can expose you to a lot of risks, which include the following:

• ISP monitoring
• Man-in-the-middle attacks
• Hackers and scammers
• Unofficial Kodi add-ons
• Copyright trolls
• DDoS attacks
• Kodi boxes preloaded with Amazon Fire TV sticks and Android TV boxes
• Malicious subtitles

The legal issue comes when you watch pirated streams through third-party add-ons on the Kodi platform. Among the add-ons considered illegal include Mobdro, SportsDevil, 123Movies, Salts, and Exodus.