A new report uncovers the troubling ties between top VPN services like ExpressVPN and the Israeli security state, raising alarms about how much control Israel’s Unit 8200 has over your online privacy.
  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    Needs a longer quote:

    Kape Technologies is a major player in the online privacy world, one of the three giants that collectively control the market. It owns many of the world’s top VPNs, including ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, ZenMate, Intego Antivirus, and a host of tech websites that promote its products. Kape brands can be seen sponsoring a wide array of public figures, such as Tucker Carlson, Angry Video Game Nerd, Drew Gooden, Lex Fridman, Cody Ko, Uncle Roger, and Ben Shapiro.

    So they’re basically evil.

    “We are living in an era of tyranny,” Shapiro says in one video endorsing the company, adding:

    And far-right shills are mindlessly promoting them.

    Evil with a capital evil.