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.
Virtual Private Network?
Virtual wire from your PC to the provider. Nothing more, nothing less. And btw, the encryption of the “wire” doesn’t protect against online tracking (and https is already encrypted).