What is adware? It is a type of software that shows ads on users’ computers in some way. There was a big scandal that led to the company changing its name and a myth arising online about Kape playing dirty. Several years ago, back in 2016, it came to the light that an Israeli company Crossrider (which is what Kape Technologies used to be called) spread “malicious” adware. They reckon that it is a serious blow on their privacy and defiantly cancel their subscriptions. Redditors are upset by Private Internet Access now being managed by Kape. The first thing I’d like to note is the stir that this event caused. This event has not only been discussed at length by VPN users but also has affected Kape Technologies, the company that bought PIA. The late 2019 sale of the serviceīefore I go into the provider’s pros and cons, I’d like to tell you about the details of the deal that took place last November. You can also choose a different VPN service that doesn’t have most of the drawbacks of Private Internet Access. I’ll tell you about every nuance of PIA’s performance on different platforms as well as about the service’s performance in general. Moreover, reconnection occurred frequently.Īs I said, PIA has both unique advantages and significant drawbacks. During my tests, certain locations would ‘’freeze’’ for several minutes multiple times. Weak Netflix support, no support of Hulu and other streaming services.Several unique settings that are available together only in Private Internet Access allow tuning or turning off encryption, DHCP, data authentication, handshake (including for the DNS), and many other parameters. Ability to fine-tune the VPN connection.Port forwarding is also indispensable in gaming quite often. It is believed that this function can help increase the torrenting speed thanks to the appearance of there being more seeders and peers. Inadequate performance of the Proxy Shadowsocks functionįour important consideration should be emphasized: No obfuscation (needed to work in China and in other cases of VPN blocks) no ability to connect through Shadowsocks in Hong Kong No ability to choose a specific server within a location The iOS version is unavailable in some regions +Extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera +Arguably the finest settings of a VPN connection +OpenVPN (UPD and TCP), IPsec, L2TP and PPTP tunneling protocols + 256-bit encryption available and allows changing parameters The list of the strongest and weakest suits of the provider: You can use the quick nav menu to access any chapter of this review that you need: I used a regular paid subscription to conduct my tests: I’d like to emphasize that this is not a paid article and I am not reimbursed for it by Private Internet Access or any other VPN services. Read on to learn about the details of the sale of this VPN service to the international company Kape Technologies and important information on its advantages and disadvantages. Today, the provider has both undeniable pros and unpleasant cons that were not present until recently. This Private Internet Access review, I think, is the most ambiguous one published on.
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The Android app doesn’t protect from IP leaks under certain conditions.Netflix support has worsened significantly.More on that in the Cons of PIA chapterĪ lot has changed since our last test of PIA which was 3 months ago: *- Private Internet Access has an issue with its kill switch function on Android. It’s still too early to judge how the change of the owner has affected PIA but one thing remains the same as it was: the high level of security on most OSs (except for Android*): I’ll also test its features and characteristics, describe its price fluctuations, and give some helpful advice on its use. In this review, I will tell you about the most interesting recent events that have happened to Private Internet Access recently. Why is it still considered one of the fastest and safest providers?.Why was it sold to the owner of CyberGhost VPN?.Private Internet Access (PIA) is a large multiplatform paid service that offers a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with expanded encryption settings. Technical director is a convicted criminal (read in the article).
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