[flir]

You're missing an aspect. VPN use is a filter. If you're using a VPN, you're drawing attention to yourself.

A TLA that isn't running at least half a dozen VPN companies isn't doing its job, IMO.

[Ms-J]

Yes, a VPN does drawn more attention to your self, especially with the automated targeting. Best practice is to use an uninteresting VPN of your own, say to a very well known cloud provider as many businesses do this, or to a well known VPN, as your first layer. Terminate this connection and add chains of stronger VPN's after that.

Also, yes TLA's run many of the major VPN's behind the scenes.