I'm guessing all those great and wise security sites that give raving reviews for Nord VPN have never thought to use something like Little Snitch. Because if they had, they'd have seen that #nordvpn pulls a shitty dickhead move and tries to connect you, the user, directly to google analytics and crashalytics.
I do not give a shit what you can say to justify this. You are wrong. The very purpose of using a vpn is to add a degree of security and privacy to your online experience. Allowing a directly link to google is in no way a proper secure behaviour.
The good thing is they offer a 30day money back policy. That is most certainly my next move here. Back to Mullvad. Been happy with them for a long time. Just thought I'd sample another vpn. Never had #mullvad try to connect to google on the backside, nor anywhere else.