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Outcry over ExpressVPN ownership: What the Israeli connection means for user privacy (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 2 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Social media users are calling for the mass cancellation of ExpressVPN subscriptions after it was revealed that a cybersecurity firm with Israeli ties owns the popular privacy service.

In 2021, The Times of Israel reported that Kape Technologies, a British-Israeli digital security company, acquired ExpressVPN, one of the world’s largest virtual private network (VPN) providers, for nearly $1bn.

The calls for cancellation intensified after social media users began circulating information about Teddy Sagi, the Israeli billionaire and owner of Kape Technologies. Many shared that in 2023, as reported by The Jerusalem Post, Sagi donated $1m to transport soldiers during the Israeli war on Gaza.

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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

expressvpn was my first vpn and they've been great but i have switched to windscribe (for port forwarding) and mullvad now that i know a bit more about vpns

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just fyi, mullvad no longer provides port forwarding.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

yeah mullvad is just a quick vpn for w/e, windscribe for port forwarding :)

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

What's the selling point of mullvad pls?

Brit here thinking I only needed a vpn to watch Eastenders for my week in Magaluf each year :)

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

for me i just like mullvad as a company;they're small, eu based, and have clear goals for internet freedom.

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks, I'll give them a try

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Disclaimer: Below is only parroting what I've heard elsewhere on Lemmy.

To add on, I believe they are one of very few that have been served legal demands to provide customer data and were unable to provide it. From what I understand that's basically the only evidence that can credibly validate claims of "we don't retain your data", which is pretty important.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Not only that, you don't need to provide any identifying information to them during signup. You can even pay them by sending cash through the mail

[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

not sure about price and speed, but their subscription model is designed such that you may not need to give away your info. E.g. pay with crypto and even cash in mail.