[Satan]

A lot less so than you'd think. Plug a 4G dongle into any chip that takes USB, then run sshd.

Always assume a VPN logs. A good way to think of a VPN is just as an alternate ISP.

The first priority in any type of security shoukd be keeping a low profile. No government agency can justify the expense of tracking you if all of your actions aren't connected to a single identity( such as when you feel super 1337 and post all your hacks on a forum ).

How in the world did that word even come to be. "Dongle". Ew.
& unless you're hacking corporations, oil lines, committing fraud, or government, I really doubt they have the funding even if you post all your hacks for leet epeen support.