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Making someone with a history of doing exactly the thing that a company purportedly stands against the CTO seems like an absolutely baffling choice... unless th
by cowpig 5y ago
Making someone with a history of doing exactly the thing that a company purportedly stands against the CTO seems like an absolutely baffling choice... unless the company is doing that thing (enabling surveillance).
If I were to use a VPN service, this news would certainly disqualify ExpressVPN from my list of possible options.
I imagine that if I were working for a company like that out of belief in the mission that this news would be difficult.
- drak0n1c 5y agoIn the field of legal representation oftentimes the best defense lawyers that specialize in defending against federal probes and investigations have years of prosecutorial experience leading those government teams. That idea of insider knowledge turned to the client's benefit might be utilized here - but yes it is a bit less comforting in contexts where the legal duty to client does not apply.
- SahAssar 5y agoIf that was the case I would expect it to be disclosed. The reason there is a reaction from customers and employees is that they were not forthright with this info. Besides that, I think Kape is highly suspect, and the whole VPN space is filled with marketing of false promises and FUD.