We need to build an encrypted internet to keep people secure.
* Secure version of Linux that keeps the end OS secure
* VPN companies tend to be owned by country intel services. Create a TOR equivalent for internet traffic
The main flaw is the enforced duopoly of iOS/Android for everyones favorite personal surveillance assistant. The secondary flaw is centralized control over transport layer access (internet really isn't decentralized anymore). And the last flaw is proprietary hadrware that controls the OS and transport layer access.
A technology based solution will only get you so far. You cannot win against people who control the law. What will you do when they decide to outlaw all VPN-like technology?