So this seems to be about using IP tunneling that is terminated at a commercial tunnel provider who promises anonymity, to hide your real address. As opposed to

So this seems to be about using IP tunneling that is terminated at a commercial tunnel provider who promises anonymity, to hide your real address. As opposed to the usual meaning of VPN referring to IPSec or similar for confidentiality/integrity, and/or tunneling into the soft inside of the corporate "intranet".