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I don't use a VPN service to "hide myself", I use a VPN service to access content from other countries that is locked to that specific country. A use-case the OP seems to be completely oblivious about.

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That's covered by the very first line of the main body of the article:

> Because a VPN in this sense is just a glorified proxy.

Imagine telling someone about your tincd setup to do NAT traversal and access your home server, and upon hearing the word "VPN" they ask what provider you use.

I feel comment-grandparent's pain.

Arguably the most common use-case out there. Most regular people are certainly not subscribing to VPN services for the sake of privacy or anonymity.

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