Some have pointed at Kape’s history. The company had previously operated under the name Crossrider and was active in the advertising space. Among other things, it installed toolbars with ‘potentially unwanted software.’ While the company has since switched to a focus on cybersecurity, this past has made some people suspicious.
I use PIA in spite of this because their excellent privacy policy has not changed since this purchase. If their policy changes I will drop them like a bad habit.
I also use PIA, for many years now. The performance for price has always been fantastic, along with their policies. However, I’m becoming worried about the company now, noticing signs of bad health. Software development and updates have stopped (I’ve now switched to OpenVPN). Help and documentation has stopped (and blog/news). Customer service seems extremely understaffed as well.
Personally for me all three. They offer OVPN profiles to connect even without using their software and their privacy policy includes a “no logs” clause
Private Internet Access
https://torrentfreak.com/private-internet-access-to-be-acquired-by-kape/
I use PIA in spite of this because their excellent privacy policy has not changed since this purchase. If their policy changes I will drop them like a bad habit.
I also use PIA, for many years now. The performance for price has always been fantastic, along with their policies. However, I’m becoming worried about the company now, noticing signs of bad health. Software development and updates have stopped (I’ve now switched to OpenVPN). Help and documentation has stopped (and blog/news). Customer service seems extremely understaffed as well.
Thanks for sharing this. I might cancel my subscription if things don’t improve then.
Why? Prices? Convenience? Trust?
The price is good, I’ve used them for many years and I’ve never had a problem.
Reasonable 🙂
same same
Personally for me all three. They offer OVPN profiles to connect even without using their software and their privacy policy includes a “no logs” clause
It’s a solid point, but VPN companies have violated “no logs” policies in the past.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberstalking-suspect-arrested-after-vpn-providers-shared-logs-with-the-fbi/
That’s concerning, but so far so good with PIA