What is Owner?

Ownership is the company or person behind a service, and it shapes who answers for your data and which laws apply to it. Astrill VPN sits with Veloxee Corp. and Avast with Gen Digital Inc., so both are corporate rather than independent outfits. AirVPN lists Paolo Brini as its owner, which is a different arrangement again. 21Vianet is held by VNET Group, Inc. and Apple Inc. lists itself as its own owner. Jurisdiction often follows the owner, so this line is worth reading alongside any audit a service publishes.