Use startpage.com [0] for your Google searches, DDG even has the !sp bang for that. Be very cautiousness about whom you share your mobile number for what, it's

Use startpage.com [0] for your Google searches, DDG even has the !sp bang for that. Be very cautiousness about whom you share your mobile number for what, it's used to cross-reference account ownership across services. Many services use them for 2-step, but very likely also share them past that, that's also how the numbers end up with spammers/scammers. VPN I'm a bit lukewarm on, heavily depends on the VPN because in the worst case you will funnel all your traffic trough one party giving them very convenient access. Least of all look for a VPN that offers anonymous payment options, afaik there are even some that accept cash-drops or money sent in. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com#Startpage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startpage.com#Startpage