Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms

[numike]

Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms

Nearly a third of top VPNs are secretly owned by Chinese companies, while other owners are based in countries with weak or no privacy laws, potentially putting users at risk, security researchers warn

Top VPNs secretly owned by Chinese firms | Computer Weekly

Nearly a third of top VPNs are secretly owned by Chinese companies, while other owners are based in countries with weak or no privacy laws, potentially putting users at risk, security researchers warn

www.computerweekly.com

 

[Threadripper]

This is why a VPN based in a country with a mature legal system and proper privacy laws (with no disclosure laws) is better than some shady offshore with no privacy laws and a CEO nobody knows the name of.

 

[DeepWeb]

I'm trying to find the list of VPNs. Nowhere to be found in the article and the source they cite is not exactly unbiased. VPNs are obviously a big money maker for Chinese companies so I can see how they are dominating the industry.

 

[Nightwalker]

This is why a VPN based in a country with a mature legal system and proper privacy laws (with no disclosure laws) is better than some shady offshore with no privacy laws and a CEO nobody knows the name of.

I fully agree with you and Windscribe has a very nice article about this:

It doesn’t matter how many eyes you have

If you read a lot of VPN reviews you may have noticed that when a VPN provider is located is in a “Five Eyes” country (US, Canada, United…

blog.windscribe.com

 

[HarborFront]

I'm trying to find the list of VPNs. Nowhere to be found in the article and the source they cite is not exactly unbiased. VPNs are obviously a big money maker for Chinese companies so I can see how they are dominating the industry.

You can get some here

Many free mobile VPN apps are based in China or have Chinese ownership

Chinese affiliation raises a sign of alarm in light of China's recent clampdown of "unauthorized" VPN services.

www.zdnet.com

and here

This Chinese company secretly owns 10 VPNs with 86 million installs

Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPNs products with a total of 86 million installs under its belt.

securityaffairs.co

 

[Entreri]

Fantastic way for the Communist to spy on foreigners.

"For example, seven of the top VPN services are owned by Gaditek, based in Pakistan. This means the Pakistani government can legally access any data without a warrant and data can also be freely handed over to foreign institutions, according to VPNpro. "

Thank you Paki security services.

 

[TairikuOkami]

I'm trying to find the list of VPNs.

It is best to go the source, the one, who actually did the research.

Who owns your VPN? 105 VPNs run by just 24 companies

The VPN market is smaller than you think: our research uncovered that 105 popular VPN products are run by just 24 companies. Find out who owns your VPN.

vpnpro.com

https://vpnpro.com/wp-content/uploads/Infographic-VPNpro-97-VPN-products-run-by-just-23-companies.pdf

It is pretty interesting privacy related webpage, some nice articles there, like I have never heard about Blur or j2team security.

The best Google Chrome extensions for security

Ensure that your Google Chrome build is completely secure with our list of the top 12 essential Chrome security extensions.

vpnpro.com