Tom's Guide found PIA's speeds to be average among VPN services, and stated that a third-party audit would improve the service's credibility. PIA also received a positive review from Tom's Guide in November 2021, which highlighted the service's kill switch feature, compatibility with torrents, and 'no logging' policy. According to the review, its most notable features include removing restrictions from streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+. In a 2021 review from TechRadar, Private Internet Access was given a four out five star rating and described as being 'A likeable VPN which gives you plenty for your money'. After purchasing various other VPN services, Kape Technologies purchased Private Internet Access in order to 'aggressively expand their footprint in North America'.

Previously Crossrider, a UK-based company, Kape Technologies changed their name in 2018 in order to go under a type of rebranding and 'escape a strong association to the past activities of the company' through which they had issues with their previous image being associated with traffic manipulation. Along with Private Internet Access, Kape also offers Cyberghost, Intego, Webselenese and Restoro. Īfter merging with Kape Technologies, Private Internet Access became one of many privacy software products offered by the corporation. However, due to Kape Technologies history, a good amount of faith in PIA was lost. During their acquisition by Kape Technologies, PIA had to assure their users that privacy and security will remain the company’s top priority as they continue to work under Kape’s umbrella. The goal of the company is to create the “next VPN” and to do this they open-sourced their client software code for everyone to use. The company was formed due to Lee’s interest to take privacy mainstream. History įounded in 2010, Private Internet Access was formed under parent company London Trust Media and entrepreneur Andrew Lee. Some users objected to the acquisition, as Kape (under its former name, Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted programs. On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would be merged into Kape Technologies, which operates three competing VPN services, Cyberghost, ExpressVPN and Zenmate. Lee started the company PIA because he wanted a way to prevent Internet Relay Chat from revealing IP addresses. The CEO of Private Internet Access (and its parent company, London Trust Media, Inc.) is Ted Kim.

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