Some further reasons to avoid NordVPN
Proton VPN has a free tier. Other recommended VPNs are IVPN and Mullvad. Techlore, Privacy Guides, and The New Oil have solid recommendations. IVPN allows for using a custom DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and has a Fedora Silverblue client.
How helpful is the Google IT certificate? I'm trying to land my first help desk job. Do I have a shot at getting one of these roles before earning a CompTIA A+?