Either they are suspending operations until they are out of the press spotlight, until they find a new CEO to take over, or until everyone in the company starts a new company doing the same thing under a different company name.

Do I feel bad for those who worked there? Maybe, most of them chose to work at that company and continued to let the CEO continue on, but everyone has to make money somehow.

Not using my real name on any social media profiles except LinkedIn (so potential employers don't think I'm weird), posting at random times of the day, commenting on something not related to the country where I live, using email alias (and multiple ones), never posting a picture of my real face.

When someone messaged me with a number of personal details about me. I realized that I'd posted too much personally about me and used the same username everywhere.

There is never one that is the "best". You just have to choose one based on what fits you and your view point.

There are many places that list DNS providers: DNSCrypt, Privacy Guides, and Privacy Raccoon are just some.

As of today (29 June 2023), Port forwarding is not offered for new customers as part of the Pro plan. Further, existing IVPN Pro customers cannot reserve new ports. Existing reservations will stay in place, and can be disabled by manual action.

We are disabling all reserved ports and completely remove this feature from our service on 30 September 2023.

As of today (29 June 2023), Port forwarding is not offered for new customers as part of the Pro plan. Further, existing IVPN Pro customers cannot reserve new ports. Existing reservations will stay in place, and can be disabled by manual action.

We are disabling all reserved ports and completely remove this feature from our service on 30 September 2023.

Almost any registar is good, except GoDaddy or Newfold Digital / Endurance International Group or Network Solutions.

I would suggest looking at TLD List for the major registar's and their prices.

Regarding good website hosting, you have to find the one best for you (and your needs). You can go with what a registar offers, but some may offer other things you need.

Google may still be able to figure out it's you because of your cookies and anything else that is unique to you.

Ultimately, there isn't a perfect way to limit profiling, something like Invidious or Piped may help. Both have a number of instances, so you can choose one or cycle through them.

This is a reminder to read past the headlines and do research into what actually happened. Snopes has the full story.