That brings me to the next thing: Taking VPN suggestions. What's the best? I like secure.
Edited to remove being a moron.
I pay for proton. It works. I’m not as security conscious as I should be but it’s pretty much a set and forget thing aside from changing ports.
Then you probably don't want a free service that costs money to run where they can only make money by converting most users to paid or monetizing your information in a country where you are unlikely to have an attorney whilst operating what amounts to a honeypot for every government on earth.
That said protonvpn seems reputable
Proton VPN has port forwarding that lets you seed torrents.
Mullvad
proton
Mullvad. The only VPN company I actually trust.