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The only use I see of these VPN's are for pretending you're in a different country. Like if you're in the UK and want to visit some spicy websites without sending them a picture of your face.
Or simply for hiding your IP when torrenting. Bouncing things off of your home network is fine for hiding your activity when using public WiFi… But it won’t do a goddamned thing to protect you when you’re torrenting at home. Plenty of people have ISPs and/or governments that care a lot about what they torrent. So using a VPN is a very easy way to avoid those bright red “we’re going to shut off your service if you keep torrenting. Also, we gave your IP to the copyright owners and you’re being sued” letters.