Aquarius said:
Unfortunately the onion browser for ios makes browsing extremely slow so I've opted for a vpn, and I'm using NordVpn, it's 100/€ a year but you can find premium accounts for free in a couple minutes if you search.
I've also just read that Nordvpn has just passed some security check that prooves that they don't keep logs.
Be careful. Using a VPN (or Tor) on a phone is like locking your door to keep a burglar out when the burglar is already inside. It encrypts data between your phone and the internet, that's all. This has two benefits:
1. It hides your IP address from the websites you visit.
2. It protects your data
en route, so that nobody between you and the VPN server can read your data or see what website you're visiting.
While this provides some anonymity, phones (and Windows 10) have a bad reputation for leaking tons of personal data. This data, which may include your browsing history and GPS location, would be happily sent through the VPN to whatever company requested it, telling them exactly who you are, where you are, and what you've been doing.
The best option is something like Whonix on Linux. As far as I know, Apple and Google phones will always track you. If you must use a phone, and are willing to do a little work, I would recommend that you get a non-Google Android phone, root it, remove all OEM software except the cellular carrier, and run a network sniffer for a while to make sure that nothing is being sent.
With that said, if you value your privacy on a phone, a VPN is better than nothing. Going back to my burglar analogy, although the locked door won't prevent the burglar who's already inside from stealing, it should prevent other burglars from entering. Using no VPN (and non-secure HTTP) is like leaving your door wide open.
