In today's internet (and political) environment privacy is justifiably a serious concern for many, even if you are not a conspiracy theorist. This this ArsTechnica article provides a relatively simple How To on creating your own Virtual Private Network that is arguably more secure than the commercial VPN offerings. I have not done it — yet — but the concept is worthy of consideration.

"Simple", I'm not so sure, but it is clear on the "how to" part.