You disable the VPN, they show “unprotected”, come on, I’m not really unprotected, why such a dramatic word, I just disabled the thing a little, I’m “disconnected” but it doesn’t mean I’m actually unprotected, the same way it doesn’t mean I’m actually protected if I’m using a VPN.
This confused my parents too. They saw a sponsorship for some no-name VPN, with a bunch of scare tactics, and were afraid they would get hacked without a VPN. I had to explain that the VPN was only the entrance to the internet. We already have plenty of encryption in place with https. Only time I really “need” a VPN is for hotel/airport/mall public Wifi.
This is inaccurate. See my other comments.