First step: Say bye bye to Google service (Google is just a spyware )
Second step: don't tell to you're familly, Friends and other you are an hacker (don't be dumb)
3 step:
Choose a good vpn like mullvad https://mullvad.net/en
Avoid free vpn ( you pay with u re data)
4step: don't hack with you're computer for daily activities, buy an another one or get a VPS
https://www.linode.com/ i really like this one
5step: use qubeOs + whonix https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/standalones-and-hvms/
6step: use Tor browser
7 step: use a secure message app, https://tox.chat/ (used by lockbit 3.0)
Or telegram and signal
8 step: use a secure mail, protonmail or Tutanota
9Confusedtep use strong password and vault like bitwarden and keepass
10 step: Pay with crypto, Mondeo
11 step: encrypt you're device and communications, GnuPG, veracrypt
12 step: share files with onion share or anonfiles
13 step: don't use social media except the .onion of twitter lol
14 avoid Apple device, use Android and get lineageOS
15 use Pfsense
16 use Quad9 DNS