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VPNPro doesn't list ExpressVPN as having Chinese ownership. Wikipedia[1] claims it operates in the British Virgin Islands, and Quora claims the same. That wri
by voidmain0001 6y ago
VPNPro doesn't list ExpressVPN as having Chinese ownership. Wikipedia[1] claims it operates in the British Virgin Islands, and Quora claims the same. That written, a comment on Quora claims that it's owned by the CIA. Ha ha!
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressVPN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressVPN
[2] https://www.quora.com/Who-owns-Express-VPN https://www.quora.com/Who-owns-Express-VPN
- vehemenz 6y agoThe company in the British Virgin Islands is a shell company with HK ownership, AFAIK. With the CCP taking over HK, ExpressVPN could be used to gather information on domestic dissidents and foreign visa holders. Assuming it's not already.
- philliphaydon 6y agoYou don't need to be based in BVI to be registered as a business there. (Weather or not they are owned by CCP or anything like that I have no idea, I'm just saying that being registered in BVI doesn't mean it's not possible for them to be owned by a CCP or anyone else)