[pydry]

Of the two im more suspicious that NordVPN is a CIA honeypot in the style of Crypto AG.

[giobox]

I also think this is the scandal waiting to emerge in this space; with what we know from Snowden/CryptoAG/Encrypted message app sting operations etc it is borderline impossible for me to believe not one of the major players is owned by a State level intelligence service.

[NoGravitas]

Kape Technologies, an Israeli firm with ties to Israeli intelligence, owns several well-known VPN companies, including PIA, ExpressVPN, and Cyberghost.

https://hackread.com/private-internet-access-pia-vpn-sold-is...

[anon191928]

they probably learned from past and this time it will not be publicly known. so that's another option

[qingcharles]

That and all those Tor nodes too.

[chollida1]

Based on what? They seem to be one of the reputable players in the industry.

[pydry]

Sheer level of advertising and marketing.