"A great way to stay protected online is to use one of the
best VPNs"
and
"If you know what you're doing, connecting a VPN to your router is a fantastic way to shore up your online security"
For a staff writer in VPNs and privacy, that is naiive, dangerous nonsense.
Having all of the traffic from your home router sent through a VPN like Nord or whatever does not provide security or privacy - all if does is hand visibility all of your browsing data and anything not further encrypted to these foreign, sometimes shady organisations instead of your ISP - which is likely a company registered, monitored, regulated and accountable in your home country.
At home a VPN is useful for spoofing your geography - accessing geo-locked services like Netflix, but does not provide privacy or security.
On the road, these commercial VPNs may be preferable to browsing on public wifi in a cafe etc, but using them for all of your traffic at home is any thing but secure or private.
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