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posted by janrinok on Thursday November 28 2019, @09:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the if-they-start-logging-will-they-tell-us? dept.

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

Popular VPN provider Private Internet Access (PIA) is set to be acquired by Kape Technologies. This will transform the company into a major player in the VPN industry. The deal has sparked a lively debate about Kape's intentions and PIA's future, but the company stresses that it remains committed to protecting the privacy of its users.

In recent years it's become a well-established brand that has had its no-logging policy tested in court, with success.

This week the company announced that some changes are afoot. PIA's parent organization LTMI Holdings is in the process of a merger acquisition by the publicly traded Kape Technologies, which also owns the Cyberghost and Zenmate VPN services.

As part of the planned deal, Kape will pay $95.5 million. Part of this will be paid in cash, Vox reports, and Kape is also planning to pay the $32.1 million in existing debt PIA has on the books.

Oh well. Nothing good lasts forever.

Source: https://torrentfreak.com/private-internet-access-to-be-acquired-by-kape/


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 28 2019, @11:14AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 28 2019, @11:14AM (#925611)

    They were the best in the business, now what?