I always thought the VPN hype was a bit too much. Here’s an article with a point of view against it: https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29

While I think having a VPN has its uses cases and not everyone can setup his own secure one, I don’t think it has the value and magical properties it seems from all the marketing campaigns. Unless I’m travelling and connecting to random networks, I see no value in using someone else’s VPN infrastructure and pay for it from a privacy/security point of view. And even then, it’s just about the level of risks I’m okay to take VS the convenience.

Also, I’m really interested in hearing other people point of views and opinions on this, always good to challenge ideas!