Third party VPN? Ok, I was going to say why not use OpenVPN to access your network, but I think I see what they are selling there. They're trying to be a competitor to TOR from the quick reading I did on their page.

If you have the bandwidth (even hosting a podcast on my server I've got bandwidth to spare right now) on an external server, why not just set up SSH tunneling?

Or just rock out with TOR?

From their page, it looks like you'll connect to their server which will be what sends the data out beyond it, so really it's just natting you and sending the traffic back over an encrypted path. If I understood what I read on: https://www.goldenfrog.com/vyprvpn/why-vpn properly.

You can capture any data at the exit node from any vpn or tor.  The value lies in the source ip address not being yours.  But if, from the endpoint, you're still sending unencrypted data to a destination server, etc, that data can still be captured and analyzed.  So if you have identifying info in there, the source ip being there, or not, isn't always the 'safety net.'

I guess what I'm saying is - can you clarify what you're trying to keep hidden (without specific detail, obviously)

So you're only worried about people you live with... Look in to getting a shell account, or a small vps somewhere, and then set up SSH tunneling. Have everything tunnel over it. Done. Like the vpn option it doesn't do End Point to End Point, but does give you a tunnel out. I used to use ssh tunneling from hotels to home, but now I use it from anywhere I need to my VPS. All you see is ssh to a server. Not the website I'm surfing over the ssh connection.

The ssh option will add extra deniablity. "Hey Jamie, why are you always connected in to your server?" "Oh, because I use it as an always up irc client". Having a VPN connection might make people suspicious.

Before I installed OpenVPN at home I did most of my firewall/proxy bypass using the SOCKS proxy over my SSH tunnel to home or my web hosting provider.  They have since prevented that type of traffic which is why I moved to OpenVPN on my home server.  Only problem is if they are utilizing egress filtering rules on the firewall and blocking outbound SSH to or from specific IPs.