Companies We Support

CES is THE world’s largest gathering place for all things technology. For more than 40 years CES has been the proving ground and showcase for the newest of new technologies available from every corner of the market. This is a forum for the leaders of the industry to meet and discuss current issues, as well as to demonstrate their newest achievements. Private Internet Access is proud and excited to be a sponsor of this year’s event!

Financial technologies are developing faster today than ever before. The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) is the longest running and most attended finance conference for the bitcoin, finance, and currency industries. We’re proud to be the premier sponsor of the event that will take place in Miami on January 21-22, 2016.

The Earth Day Network has been a recognized leader in creating civically–oriented innovative programs with partners outside of the environmental movement to tackle new challenges for over 45 years. In addition to becoming a global sponsor of Earth Day through a sizeable donation, Private Internet Access has vowed to plant 1 tree for every server we use through Earth Days' "Canopy Project", which includes an amazing 2,867 trees to start, with more being added regularly.

Freenode is an IRC network providing an interactive environment to a variety of groups and organizations, specifically for the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) communities, non-profit organizations, and other related communities. Run by a group of volunteers from a variety of FOSS communities, Freenode aims to help many of their users to communicate and collaborate with peer-directed projects which relates to free software and open source.

The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization that promotes software freedom with the GNOME Project, which is an easy-to-use free software-computing platform for the general public to use. The foundation provides a helping hand in the process, resources, and infrastructure of the project, which is headed by top tier engineers who smash bugs, develop code, and helps users understand the open source program.

Bitcoin Block Explorer is an open source web tool that allows users to view information about the transactions, blocks, and addresses created by Bitcoin. It provides a very simple, easy-to-view format for all the Bitcoin trading blocks.

Software Freedom Conservancy is a non-profit organization that helps with the promotion and development of Free/Libre, and Open Software (FLOSS) projects. This organization provides a free infrastructure for FLOSS projects and allows developers to continue to develop the best open source software for the public. Conservancy provides a variety of services for accepted member projects such as allocate directed donations to their projects, assist in copyrights, trademarks, domain names, and title and ownership of physical hardware. Member project’s leaders will take full credit for their assets and titles sponsored by Conservancy. The directors and members of Conservancy strongly believes in the core principles of software freedom and that all users have the right to improve and share their software with others.

ITU, or International Telecommunication Union, is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies. Allocating global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, developing the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and striving to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide. ITU is committed to connecting all the world's people – wherever they live and whatever their means. Through our work, we protect and support everyone's fundamental right to communicate. Private Internet Access is happy to not only support but to be a member of this outstanding international association.

Private Internet Access is proud to be an Official Partner of the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival, to be held April 16-17, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The largest and only NATIONAL science festival, features nationwide contests and school programs. More than 350,000 K-12 students and parents, over 5,000 teachers and over 3,000 STEM professionals will experience the largest celebration of STEM!

The Internet Society works to promote the free development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. Through opposition of legislation limiting content or reach of the internet, they fight to encourage a positive cultural worldwide digital environment. They create and implement policy to allow the free use of internet to those with access and to spread availability to those without. The Internet is for everyone, and we at PIA are proud to help them realize this vision for all.

Private Internet Access is the lead supporter of HackPrinceton, a marathon software and hardware product creation event. It brings together over 600 of the nation's most promising developers and designers to create incredible software and hardware projects.

Creative Commons is dedicated to helping people realize the full potential of the internet, such as access to education and research, full participation in culture and driving growth and productivity. Creative Commons works to keep the internet creative, free and open. In addition to being one of Creative Commons top sponsors, Private Internet Access is proud to be the lead supporter for the 2015 Creative Commons Global Summit in Seoul, Korea.

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache Community of open-source software projects, which provide software products for the public good. Currently, ASF is developing more than 350 open source projects covering a wide variety of technologies.

Founded in 1990, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the leading non-profit foundation for defending civil liberties in the digital space. EFF strongly believes in users privacy, technology development, freedom of expression, grassroots activism, and creative innovation. EFF aims to defend the rights and freedoms on the digital medium as technology continues to grow. EFF was the leaders who paved the way for open source software, advocate the use of encryptions, fight for file sharing P2P tools, and embrace the incredible growth in emerging technological fields. EFF provided a network of concerned members and organizations to educate the public and press by providing annual analysis reports, educational guides, and workshops. EFF is the main shield against illegal surveillance and defender of free speech online.
EFF is a donor-funded US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that depends on your support to strengthen the movement to defend digital freedom.

Modaco is a tech product-based forum where users post information about various mobile devices. Members can find information about the products from all major Android- and Windows-based mobile and tablet manufacturers. Users can also buy and sell their products on the forums.

Bitcoin Talk is an open forum that allows users to discuss about the Bitcoin ecosystem. This Bitcoin community provides multiple categories ranging from Bitcoin mining to news about Bitcoin’s trajectory. This forum provides users with user based questions and answers.

The RightsCon summit series is the premiere event convened around the issue of an open Internet. The goal is to produce measurable outcomes by convening the most influential voices across stakeholder lines on topical and current issues on the protection and future of the Internet.

Fight for the Future is a dedicated service to expand the Internet’s transformative power to be used at its maximum capacity. This grassroots movement wants to ensure that everyone is allowed full access to the vast resources on the Internet freely without any interruptions of censorship and surveillance. This organization fights for your freedom online as well as for your privacy. They aim to tackle issues pertaining to copywriting, slow speed and limited access to content, and spying on your private information. Fight for the Future!

Private Internet Access was proud to be a sponsor of LA Hacks event that took place on April 3-5, 2015 at UCLA. LA hackathon is a student competition to build the most exciting technology products within a timeframe of 36 hours. It provides an opportunity for students across the country to create products that demonstrate and enhance their skills.

Liberties Report is a weekly YouTube podcast staring Rick Falkvinge, a traveling speaker on Information Policy. Liberties Report provides deep analysis on net liberty and the right to privacy on a global level. Liberties Report focuses on a wide range of topics within the topic of Information Policy as well as important news on crypto currency. Rick Falkvinge is a regular contributor to Private Internet Access' blog.

Access is an international human rights organization premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the Internet and other forms of technology. It was founded in the wake of the 2009 Iranian post-election crackdown, Access teams with digital activists and civil society groups internationally to build their technical capacity and to help them advocate globally for their digital rights. Access provided thought leadership and practical policy recommendations in the border field of Internet freedom, and based on the expertise mobilizes its global movement of citizens to campaign for an open Internet accessible to all.

Linux Mint is the most popular desktop Linux distribution and the 3rd most widely used home operating system behind Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS. The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a modern, elegant and comfortable operating system, which is both powerful and easy to use.

Private Internet Access has become the Title Sponsor for Digital Chaos, an esports team dedicated to the game Dota2. Comprised of 5 teammates from around the world, Digital Chaos is currently ranked 3rd in the United States and 16th worldwide. International champion Kurtis “Aui 2000” Ling will be joined by former Mousesports player Sam “Bulba” Sosale, and from Team Liquid, Tyler “TC” Cook. Yawar Hassan and Dat “Biryu” Quoc Ha round out the roster of this newly formed team. Go to http://digitalchaos.gg/ to see more content from PIA’s favorite gaming team!