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Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN (www.mintpressnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Needs a longer quote:

Kape Technologies is a major player in the online privacy world, one of the three giants that collectively control the market. It owns many of the world’s top VPNs, including ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, ZenMate, Intego Antivirus, and a host of tech websites that promote its products. Kape brands can be seen sponsoring a wide array of public figures, such as Tucker Carlson, Angry Video Game Nerd, Drew Gooden, Lex Fridman, Cody Ko, Uncle Roger, and Ben Shapiro.

So they’re basically evil.

“We are living in an era of tyranny,” Shapiro says in one video endorsing the company, adding:

And far-right shills are mindlessly promoting them.

Evil with a capital evil.

[–] Vendetta9076 18 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know you aren't calling AVGN or Drew Gooden far-right shills but seeing their names in that list I'd really funny.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

skimming the text I'm just like "yeah corporation, yeah yeah monopoly, yeah yeah angry video game nerd, yeah yeah WAIT WHAT"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The fact Cody Ko fits both 💀

[–] Vendetta9076 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Frankly im just not sure who that is

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

He was similarly just an online personality (YouTuber, funny commentary)just like Drew Gooden, until recently it was revealed he hooked up with a minor, knowing they were a minor (like 9 years ago or so)

It's funny because a couple months ago someone would have left a similar comment as you about him being included, but now he belongs with those other "evil" people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I've learned this information a while ago and I'm still upset.
Seems like every time I stop watching a YouTuber for a while, I come back later and whoops! turns out they did something awful! 🙄

[–] Vendetta9076 2 points 6 days ago

Oh that dude. My wife mentioned him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

oh phew, for a second I thought you were saying that about Gooden. I don't watch him all the time but I've ran into some of his videos that I enjoyed. Don't think I've ever ran into cody so thankfully that's a bullet dodged.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

It seems like they have VPN services and they don't really care who uses them. Business doing business things