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[Discussion] Which privacy apps / services do you think are most likely US government honeypots? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 13 hours ago by dessalines@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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IE like Crypto AG:

In 2020, it was revealed that the Swiss company, Crypto AG, which provided secure communications services to ~120 governments throughout the 20th century, was secretly ran by the CIA and West German Intelligence. The CIA and later NSA were able to read encrypted communications for many countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy, Indonesia, Iraq, Libya, Jordan and South Korea.

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[–] Tundra@sh.itjust.works 18 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

If the company is owned by "Kape" its ikely a Israeli honeypot:

https://medium.com/illumination/vpns-the-privacy-trap-4aef67f39634

Kape’s portfolio includes ExpressVPN, acquired in 2021 for $936 million; CyberGhost, purchased in 2017; Private Internet Access, bought in 2019 for $127 million; and ZenMate.

Together, these services account for three of the six most popular VPN products globally, serving approximately 7.4 million paying subscribers.

Kape also owns VPNMentor and Wizcase, review platforms that rank VPN services — including Kape’s own products — for consumers seeking expert guidance.