I have to vehemently disagree with the article. The spammers usually get to know that you’ve interacted with the mail as soon as you’ve opened it. As such, they get to know that your email account is active anyways.

Also, illcit spammers can’t just send emails to random addresses willy nilly, as doing so increases…

This article does not properly answer the question in the Title.
Can a VPN hide what I do on the Internet from my employer?
No! An irrational employer (especially on work provided laptops) can easily install Browser extensions & trackers on the computer which track you even if use a VPN.

If it’s a personal computer, the…