Email is even easier to track. People who think VPN technology gives them anonymity have no idea that the world-wide governments already either operate those VPN services or have taps in each and every one of them. No one can send anything across the Internet and remain anonymous. Professional experience both in intel and commercial telecom talking. I’ve placed those taps.
That makes sense, too. Bad news for criminals and terrorists, but I guess also bad news for political dissidents from totalitarian countries.
I’ve never used a VPN and never felt the need to, but sometimes use one of those free proxies when I want to read an NYT or WaPo article. No way am I financially supporting either of those lefty publications.