@sally @teto A VPN is often useless for privacy, as really VPNs log everything (even if the VPN host doesn't log, the datacenter and/or the NSA logs) and all your browsing is tied to a single VPN account that can be used to correlate all your internet activities.

If you want privacy, you want to use Tor Browser.

The main practical use of a VPN is to get away with unauthorized copying.