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| Developer(s) | Kape Technologies |
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| Initial release | August 2010 |
| Repository | github |
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| Available in | English |
| Type | Virtual private network |
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| Website | privateinternetaccess |
Private Internet Access (PIA) is a personal VPN service. In 2018, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès was named chief technology officer of PIA's parent company, London Trust Media.[4] In November 2019, Private Internet Access was acquired by Kape Technologies.[5]
Company
The CEO of Private Internet Access (and its parent company, London Trust Media, Inc.) is Ted Kim. The company was founded by Andrew Lee.[6][7] London Trust Media also owns the Freenode IRC network.[8][failed verification]
On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would be merged into Kape Technologies, which operates two competing VPN services, Cyberghost and Zenmate.[9] Some users objected to the acquisition, as Kape (under its former name, Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted programs.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "desktop/LICENSE.txt at master · pia-foss/desktop". GitHub. 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ "android/LICENSE at master · pia-foss/android". GitHub. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- ^ "vpn-ios/LICENSE at master · pia-foss/vpn-ios". GitHub. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Goldman, Joshua. "Former Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange CEO Karpeles lands new job". CNET. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ a b Van Der Sar, Ernesto (24 November 2019). "Private Internet Access to Be Acquired by Kape". TorrentFreak. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "The fresh prince of South Korea is real, and he's American". South China Morning Post. December 2, 2018.
- ^ "How one small American VPN company is trying to stand up for privacy". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ "PIA and freenode joining forces - freenode". freenode.net. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
- ^ Lee, Andrew (18 November 2019). "Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes ("The War of All Against All")". Private Internet Access Blog. Retrieved 2019-12-18.