If so, can you explain the value aside from changing location for streaming?

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    As a privacy enhancement even beyond hiding from ISPs, a VPN has value for the private person when they connect to a public Wi-Fi network and need protection from attackers.

    The primary activity of a VPN, extending a private network over a public network, does not only have value for organizations, but for private people like you and me, too. E.g. you need remote access on your NAS with media or in general your devices without making them directly accessible from the internet.

    But overall, it’s difficult to give you a definite answer, because it really depends on where you are from. E.g. in most European countries even bypassing geo-blocking won’t get you in trouble as they are regulating it within the EU in the first place, while on the other side in China most VPNs are prohibited in general.