Set up a VPN in 10 minutes for free—and yes, Americans urgently need one, thanks to Congress

I've never seen someone use Opera. I think a few on RP have said they use it.

And this chart is massive.
https://thatoneprivacysite.net/simple-vpn-comparison-chart/

Which VPN's would you recommend?

Ok,going to make a point to all those 1984 fans, as a cyber guy who understands how the technology works. First of all, to all those claiming this bill is a measure taking away our constitutional right to privacy, you're wrong. The government is not the ones collecting the information here and they still would have to use due process to get access to it. There in lies the difference between this and 1984's "Big Brother". Let me also add that should the government need the information for investigative purposes, I have no problem making the investigation easier. However, it still needs to be hard to get authorization, and non-repudiation control for those who access/release it should be ensured.

Second, virtually every site most people access requires an account and for you to give up some of your private information. Facebook, Amazon, RP, Google all have some means of tracking something personal about you. Google can see what you're searching and provide additional ads into other site's panes offering deals and venues to get what you were looking for. Amazon builds suggestions based on your purchases and searches. Facebook, well, if you want to know how much Facebook knows about you, read your own page and possibly some of your friend's and family's pages. Even RP has a small advertising feed and they too may know quite a bit about you based on what you posted.

Third, VPNs can certainly help mask some of your information on your surfing habits, but it will required more administration to you network(s) on your part. Plus you are now likely paying a fee for that VPN. I wish you luck managing your devices and don't be surprised if some features/sites don't work. While it's easy enough to set up your home router to tunnel through a VPN, you might want to make the the VPN service won't sell your info, and realize once you leave your home network, your devices also need to be configured to tunnel through the VPN as well.

All this for what? To make sure my ISP and those they sell the info to don't know I bank at a certain bank, my family surfs specific site, shops, etc? Who cares? Your money for a VPN would be better spent investing in an identity protection service such as LifeLock. You should also be diligent about protecting critical information (SSN, financial site passwords, etc). Use secure (encrypted) sites/data at rest (the critical info on your hard drive), shred your papers, be wary of phishing attempts, and keep your system(s) up to date with the latest security updates. But also know, anyone who is motivated enough to get your information, with the right amount of skills, can get it. Obviously multiple aspects of security help discourage and even prevent this, but it's never going to be 100%.

We need to stop using 1984 as some sort of gospel. When the government buys that data and uses it without cause or due process, I'll be the first in line to file my complaint.

Thanks. Good read.