I'm not qualified to analyze the technical details but I have some more practical grievances with VPNs. I paid for ExpressVPN for 1yr on going and found it disa

I'm not qualified to analyze the technical details but I have some more practical grievances with VPNs. I paid for ExpressVPN for 1yr on going and found it disappointing despite being advertised as the expensive but good option. First, geo blocking often catches it or provider has moved to other means to verify address. I don't use Netflix but for certain streaming sites in Japan that I use and BBC express does nothing. Second, it doesn't get pass GFW whereas shadowsocks based solution does. Overall it seems the only benefits are getting better speed sometimes and theoretical privacy benefits.