Who really runs your VPN — and what that may mean for your privacy

This report summarizes research showing that many commercial VPN providers rely on a small set of hosting companies and datacenter buildings, that advertised server locations often differ from physical locations, and that ownership consolidation among a few parent companies undermines the perceived diversity and privacy guarantees of competing VPN brands; the author also notes possible Reddit removals of related posts and raises privacy concerns but reports no active compromise or exploit.