We're not really disagreeing much. I think that VPNs are a fine and effective solution for the problem "I want to keep my data private and I'm willing to pay f

We're not really disagreeing much. I think that VPNs are a fine and effective solution for the problem "I want to keep my data private and I'm willing to pay for it" but not for the problem "I think corporations selling peoples' private information is bad and we as a society should try to stop it." I don't think VPNs are a realistic solution to that, and I think regulation is, and I think the author of the article would disagree with both of those assertions.