“Kape Technologies (formerly Crossrider) has now acquired four different VPN services and a collection of VPN "review" websites that rank Kape’s VPN holdings at the top of their recommendations.”
The company bought four VPNs and then bought the sites that rank VPNs. Guess which ones come out on top. Crossrider’s old software framework was tied to adware, and now it holds the keys to your traffic. Every “best VPN of the year” list you read was probably an ad.