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Don't use VPN services. Exception is if Mandated to use VPN for connecting to Cooperation HQ and working off - site like from home or maybe Banking purposes. Otherwise - one Privacy and Security is vastly over rated.

I agree with P. Phillips on VPN. Here's some food for thought on the subject: unless you're using a true VPN tunnel, such as between you and your employer's or bank's servers, they are useless from a privacy standpoint: Public VPN's are anything but private.  

Opps. Didn't realize that P. Phillips' link was to the same article as mine. Great minds, et al.

Welcome and Thank you too :-))

To be fair to @Old Toad - the link regarding VPN was really from his postings over the years on this topic. The wisdom he brings to these Forums in very valuable