I think your definition of VPN is a very recent consumer misappropriation. VPN = Virtual Private Network. It’s (historically) a way of tunneling segregated / e

I think your definition of VPN is a very recent consumer misappropriation. VPN = Virtual Private Network. It’s (historically) a way of tunneling segregated / encrypted traffic over another network - generally to allow access to another private network or similar. That’s exactly what this is. Protocol wise, consumer VPN is using traditional VPN protocols, but it’s effectively being used as secure proxy.