I plan on avoiding the US, despite having extended family there, as I would with any unstable country.
But if you have to go there get a cheap burner phone. As an Aussie even our government, as one of the closest allies to the US, gives pretty much the same advice.
Honestly you can get so much more bang for your buck, this is the VR haptic rig I built 6 years ago for my father with an Arduino and control board, with 10 SimHub controlled rumble motors (8 built in and 2 for peddles), and 2 X 50w transducers: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/teddles-vr-haptic-rig.13821/#post-231405
Honestly, while I appreciate the Mullvad initiative, as a Mullvad VPN customer, their choices still primarily serve up thinly disguised advertising as the top search responses, compared to my own self hosted SearXNG results: https://github.com/searxng/searxng
Bacteria are a significant part of the eco system, and can have a significant impact, but we are the deadliest being on the planet…by a long shot!
If you like the budget haptic rig for my father then check out my compact 3DOF motion rig, built over a decade ago specifically for VR and still going strong: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/dx-compact-simulator.5866/
Plus even more extravagant DIY rigs, of all types: https://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/