Private Internet Access

Posted May 26, 2021 21:58 UTC (Wed) by nybble41 (subscriber, #55106)
In reply to: Private Internet Access by garrison
Parent article: Turmoil at the freenode IRC network

This was PIA's official statement on the matter[0]:

> Private Internet Access has no connection to Freenode at all anymore. PIA was owned by London Trust Media, but Kape acquired PIA in December of 2019 and has had no connection since then. We do not have any involvement or knowledge of any takeover of Freenode.

This aligns with what I've seen in other discussions, that Andrew Lee may have been the founder of PIA but later sold it and has nothing to do with its current management or operation.

[0] https://twitter.com/buyvpnservice/status/1395212901544337411

Private Internet Access

Posted May 27, 2021 1:13 UTC (Thu) by Paf (subscriber, #91811) [Link] (2 responses)

This statement conspicuously avoids any mention of Lee. I don’t see why or how it indicates he’s no longer involved?

Private Internet Access

Posted May 27, 2021 14:33 UTC (Thu) by smurf (subscriber, #17840) [Link]

That's not at all unusual.

Private Internet Access

Posted Jun 3, 2021 17:47 UTC (Thu) by nybble41 (subscriber, #55106) [Link]

> This statement conspicuously avoids any mention of Lee. I don’t see why or how it indicates he’s no longer involved?

Lee's interest in PIA was through the London Trust Media, Inc. (LTMI) holding company. The sale to Kape Technologies means that Lee no longer owns or controls PIA. It was LTMI, not Kape or PIA, which was involved in the Freenode incident.