Originally Posted by
mixture
To inject a bit of balance into this thread, I would be weary of using VPN services operated by third parties. Especially where personal data may be transmitted via the service.
You'll probably also find the sort of countries that implement web blocking also have cryptography restrictions in place and so one might also wish to consider they can spot encrypted traffic and choose to investigate further should they feel like it.
I'd agree with this. Also VPN services are only as good as the IP ranges they've got that aren't yet blocked against the service you want to use.