VPNs in the sense of Google One, NordVPN, PIA, et al. are what we used to call proxies yestercentury. A way to disguise your location (eg: to bypass geoblocking

VPNs in the sense of Google One, NordVPN, PIA, et al. are what we used to call proxies yestercentury. A way to disguise your location (eg: to bypass geoblocking) but not much else. A proper VPN involves server(s) that either you or your company owns, hence the trust starts and ends with you/your company (and your ISPs, I suppose). Just like cloud computing and storage, you can't, don't, and shouldn't trust Someone Else's Computer(tm) with your sensitive data.