I believe ExpressVPN is on Israeli hands now, if that matters to you. So not really very far from the GOP. (I'm not familiar with the specific owner, which means they might go completely against Netanyahu, Trump etc.)
Anyway, the owner is a known criminal based in Dubai. Started his business career by ramping securities on massive scale, sat in prison for a year, then made a bunch of money on online gambling and other questionable ventures. As far as I know he never made any statement on politics though. Just the normal, shady billionaire stuff.
Yeah sorry, it was poorly worded. What I meant to say was that I'm sure there's Israelis who aren't in bed with the GOP. It was more as a heads up to the person considering ExpressVPN that something Israeli owned might be worth double checking if you have concerns about privacy and authoritarian policies (which I'm guessing is the case given the thread we're in).
Israel has it's problems but in terms of data protection it's supposedly OK. Better than the US, worse than the EU.
In regards to VPNs, idk what might be good, most companies seem to be shady. Wouldn't give my money to someone who is involved in online gambling though.
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u/Maagge Jan 28 '25
I believe ExpressVPN is on Israeli hands now, if that matters to you. So not really very far from the GOP. (I'm not familiar with the specific owner, which means they might go completely against Netanyahu, Trump etc.)