Another benefit of using a VPN at all times is that it might keep you off the 6 o’clock news. Example:
“In the three weeks before she is alleged to have robbed the bank, an FBI spokesperson reported that she did Google searches for ‘scariest guns,’ ‘cutest furry sex costumes,’ ‘how to rob a bank and not get caught,’ and ‘how to launder money.’ Her attorney said in a statement that she was only researching material for a novel she planned to write.”
But you don’t have to be a criminal to want to avoid public condemnation or misunderstanding.