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by bitxbitxbitcoin 269 days ago
Would love a source for Chinese owners of PIA. Last I knew, it was Israeli owners.

-source, former employee.
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c420 269 days ago
You are correct: "Kape Technologies is a United Kingdom-based cybersecurity software company. Kape owns VPN services and cybersecurity tools, including CyberGhost, Private Internet Access (PIA), ZenMate, ExpressVPN, and Intego."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Sagi#Kape_Technologies

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ffsm8 269 days ago
Yes, I missremembered. It was bought by Isreali after all. I dont think my point is affected by this however.

And I feel quite illiterate right now. I somehow managed to misread both your comments twice

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HnUser12 268 days ago
Also Kape was formerly known as Crossrider and had alleged ties to shady apps in the past.

https://mronline.org/2024/09/13/exposed-how-israeli-spies-co...

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