EXPOSING The Billion Dollar SECRET VPN Companies Are Hiding

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EXPOSING The Billion Dollar SECRET VPN Companies Are Hiding

If you're using a VPN to stay safe, this will anger you.
You were told a VPN would shield you. Protect your data. Keep you anonymous. But what if the tool you downloaded for privacy was literally designed to watch you?

This video uncovers the full story behind the most dangerous VPN ever made—used by Facebook to spy on teenagers—and how today’s most trusted VPNs are following the same exact blueprint.

If you’ve ever felt unsure about who to trust online, this video will give you the receipts, the checklist, and the countermeasures you actually need.

Inside this video, you’ll learn:
• How Facebook turned a “privacy app” into a surveillance weapon
• The Israeli cyber intel unit behind Onavo and why it matters
• What Project Ghostbusters did to break HTTPS encryption
• Why 20+ top VPNs are secretly owned by spyware vendors
• The real story behind ExpressVPN, Kape Technologies, and fake “independent” review sites
• The 7-point checklist every VPN must pass to be trusted
• Better tools to protect yourself: DoH, hardened Firefox, Tor, browser isolation, and more

EXPOSING The Billion Dollar SECRET VPN Companies Are Hiding

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Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN for almost $1 billion

One of the biggest VPN names comes under the Kape banner

Tom's Guide
(2/3) Conglomerates like #ZiffDavis (#IPVanish, #StrongVPN, #SaferVPN, encrypt.me), #KapeTechnologies PLC (#ExpressVPN, Private Internet Access #PIA, #CyberGhost VPN, #ZenMate, #PrivateVPN), Nordsec Ltd (#NordVPN, #Surfshark, #AtlasVPN). They have high-paying #affiliate programs to reward "recommendations"; some even run their own "VPN ranking / recommendation" sites 😏: possibly acceptable for bypassing #censorship or #geoblocking, IMHO not trustworthy wrt privacy.
Nutzung von VPNs ist bei manchen Anbietern riskant

Manche VPNs heben die Kundendaten unsicher auf, vermarkten sie oder aber sie infizieren sogar die Kunden-PCs mit Schadsoftware.

Tarnkappe.info

Excellent 20-mins overview on the #VPN market, with a deep dive into it's #shady parts: "The DARK side of VPNs" by #NaomiBrockwell, featuring #JonathanTomek

Watch it *before* you sign up with any VPN #provider.

#ZiffDavis #KapeTechnologies #NordSecurity

https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/vpn-scandals:5

The DARK side of VPNs

Odysee
Sennheiser ließ Datensatz mit 55 GB offen im Netz stehen

Der Kopfhörer-Hersteller Sennheiser hatte aus Versehen einen Datensatz mit über 400.000 verschiedenen Dateien offen im Netz stehen lassen.

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Kape Technologies, der VPN-Anbieter der Geheimdienste

Kape Technologies hat früher als CrossRider plc Malware verteilt. Ein Mitgründer begann seine Karriere beim israelischen Nachrichtendienst.

Tarnkappe.info
Kape Technologies (Formerly Crossrider) Now Owns ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, Zenmate, and a Collection of VPN “Review” Websites

Kape Technologies (formerly Crossrider) has now acquired four different VPN services and a collection of VPN “review” websites that rank Kape’s VPN holdings at the top of their recommendations. This report examines the history of Kape Technologies and its rapid expansion into the VPN industry. Update: We have added new information and corrections to this …

RestorePrivacy

Remember that #KapeTechnologies was the company who also bought #PrivateInternetAccess that was running the #freenode.net (naka #Leenode) #IRC.

#VPN #Kape #PIA