Algo's stated goal is explicitly not to provide anonymity. It is to secure connections made on untrusted networks, e.g. while traveling. It will work for the us

Algo's stated goal is explicitly not to provide anonymity. It is to secure connections made on untrusted networks, e.g. while traveling. It will work for the use case being discussed w/r/t ISPs collecting and selling your usage info, too, because it's not about hiding who you are, it's about preventing your ISP from seeing the final destination of your requests.