mad_jock,
I'm not going to argue this one out, but I think you know very well you're clutching at straws with that "argument". You and I both know very well the context in which the term VPN was being employed in this thread, and it was nothing to do with remote working.
I use a VPN the whole time.... for work and remote email. Using a VPN for circumvention of copyright or other legal restrictions (e.g. buying lottery tickets outside of jurisdiction) is another matter altogether.