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Do I really need a VPN or does DNS over HTTPS does the trick?
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Most sites still send domain name in clear text. You can see it in Wireshark or PCAPDroid. You need VPN if you don't want your ISP to see the sites you visit.
https://blog.cloudflare.com/encrypted-client-hello/
This is pretty easy to do with a network tap, but it's a bit of data to capture an search. The SNI header tells a frontend at the IP what site you want. Something like SecurityOnion sitting on your net is a way to see it yourself.
Email is likely just as much a risk since the host would not only know who you communicate with but the content.