Tracker Control vs VPN : how to choose?

Strictly a “me” thing. I used to use Tracker Control on all ROMs. Good stuff. Awhile back I wrote about how I used TC with InviZible Pro (DNSCrypt, access to onion/TOR and I2P sites, and proxy provider). Was able to apply a tutorial about using NetGuard with InviZible that was easily applicable to TC. It was okay but my provider’s IP was still being used. Plus the use of TOR was visible to web sites resulting in lots of captchas or sites not recognizing where I’m coming from (usually Europe somewhere even though I’m in the U.S.), that I may have been hacked, please change your password. :grin:

Given that all but one of my setups are rooted I changed things up. TC is no longer used.
I use App Manager to block in-app trackers. InviZible has three modes, Root, VPN, and Proxy. I use a regular VPN service (IPVanish, Surfshark, Mullvad, etc.) along with InviZible in root mode.
DNSCrypt is in use. TOR module is running. Sometimes I2P if needed. Any browser can access onion sites (no need for Tor Browser) transparently like any other site. No issues with sites throwing up captchas and whatnot like in my last setup.
Apps that have proxy settings can make use of them, thus routing data through InviZible and taking advantage of DNSCrypt and/or TOR.

On my one unrooted and still locked OnePlus OxygenOS (all Google apps have been disabled, replaced by mostly FOSS stuff), the same is almost obtained. Use InviZible as the VPN but use my VPN service via Shadowsocks FOSS app (in proxy mode) connected to InviZible. IP provided by the VPN is in use while still taking advantage of everything InviZible offers. Also making use of its firewall on this phone.
As far as trackers go, I don’t know the situation just yet.

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