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Doesn't matter, your browser will be fingerprinted with some embedded JavaScript that works in all modern browsers. Detecting VPNs is also trivial.
It doesn't matter if they detect you're on a VPN when that VPN is shared by tens of thousands or millions of others. Thats literally the point. It prevents fingerprinting by IP
"User connects via VPN XYZ" is part of the fingerprint. It doesn't protect you from identifying you, instead it ads to the number of unique properties of your computer and connection, adding to the size of your fingerprint. Besides, a lot of VPNs and proxies add another header x-forwarded-for with your original IP. Source: I worked on multiple e-commerce platforms that use fingerprinting as part of their fraud protection. Also see https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/learn for a more detailed explanation.
Of course it protects you. You can't use the internet without an IP address. The best IP address is one that's shared with as many people as possible. That's why people use VPNs.
Of course you get a fingerprint. The key is to have a fingerprint thats shared by as many people as possible.