In essence it is what you mentioned, these are a few practical uses: - Streaming region locked content from overseas. - Permanent reverse-tunnel for remote-ac

In essence it is what you mentioned, these are a few practical uses: - Streaming region locked content from overseas. - Permanent reverse-tunnel for remote-access with autossh. - Increased security compared to making services visible to the internet. - Downloading scientific articles using my university's connection as a proxy.