Browser fingerprinting is very effective in tracking users. VPNs are totally useless against it. Tor offers partial protection as they make all users look same. So if your looking for anonymity better use Tor. VPNs keep your data safe and browsing private.

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VPN also hides unencrypted DNS and non-browser traffic which are sometimes not TLS.

True… Using Tor is a big pain.

Yes VPNs are necessary. At least when using a public network.

Not all VPNs are fraud. Purchasing a good VPN plan should be done after a lot of research. Because the most popular or cheaper could be the worst one.

Yes you are right. You should run DNS leak tests.

Yeah but app dns requests and background services are sometimes not TLS. When using VPN all traffic is encrypted. Thus safer.