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I operate my own VPN endpoint for a couple reasons:
1. I frequently need to connect via open, untrusted local networks, such as those at hotels.
2. Many commercial VPNs (e.g., PIA) end up having some portion of their endpoint IPs end up on blacklists and break a lot of sites.
Anonymity from the government is a lower priority than both of the above, and I acknowledge the lack of it in my risk model.
Initially I started out just running a Streisand[0] server, but its scope and overall speed were unsuited for my wants. Now it's just a barebones VPS with OpenVPN running, and I connect to it primarily through a travel router.[1] Longer term I would like to develop an Ansible playbook so that I can quickly deploy a new endpoint at a close VPS when traveling if the need arises for better speed.
[0]: https://github.com/jlund/streisand
[1]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01I92T754/ref=oh_aui_deta...