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VPNs still have massive problems with network diversity. They often rely on a tiny subset of transit providers, usually just Cogent/HE/Telia and some straight up all run on the same network, usually M247. While a carrier like Comcast has thousands of peering agreements and much more diverse routing. This means all traffic coming out of a VPN is viewable by a tiny group of network providers.

Sure, I would probably trust Cogent over Comcast, but the current state of the VPN market seems very stagnant in actually diverse network routing.

It's really hard to recommend a VPN for people who are actually privacy conscious simply because you're moving your data to a handful of transit providers that aren't put under nearly as much scrutiny as a normal consumer ISP.