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They provide super-simple access from outside your home without any tech knowledge. Automagically. It even works (albeit slowly) without port forwarding.
Is it like a TURN server that provides p2p connection or do they proxy it?
I don't know, and honestly that's the beauty of it. It just works, and while I know every system is vulnerable to attack, I suspect it's more secure than what I'd setup myself.
I guess I don't understand why remote access is such a popular use case. Throw some shit on your phone, h/d, or thumbdrive and you're good for a few hours. I crammed 4 full seasons of STNG on my phone recently.
Because I have friends and family that want access to some of the media I host. It's a lot easier if I can just give them access and have it just work and whatever device they want to use.
Ah, so you have friends and family! That is a blessing, and I know that from distant experience.