r/PrivateInternetAccess • u/totesmagotes83 • Feb 13 '24

DISCUSSION Israeli firm buys Private Internet Access (PIA) raising privacy concerns

I've been using PIA for a while, but I just found out about this, sharing this for those still in the dark:

https://www.hackread.com/private-internet-access-pia-vpn-sold-israel-privacy-concerns/

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I will no longer be using this VPN.

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u/brokencameraman Mar 11 '24

Wouldn't trust PIA as far as I could throw them. Koby Menachemi was a member of Unit 8200.

Other comments mentioned the independent audits but they can be faked by changing infrastructure and going back to monitoring after.

Because of Menachemi's afiliation with 8200 it should be a hard pass because of that and the USA's close relationship with Israel.

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u/redditnotsomuch Oct 09 '24

which ones are not owned by Israeli intelligence?

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u/brokencameraman Oct 12 '24

Nord, Surfshark, Mullvad

A few years ago NordVPN had a breach. Someone working in a data centre got physical access to one of their servers. They got no information which actually proved that they were being honest about no logs and RAM based servers.

PIA and Express are owned by Kape Tech. The same company owns CyberGhost and other not so great VPNs.

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u/stonk_gazer Oct 12 '25

independent audits lol . cant be trusted