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For Privacy and Security: I personally chose to switch back to Windows and wait for either redoxos or spectrum-os to mature.
You can also try QubesOS, but for me it just started to bootloop.
Otherwise:
Use webapps, install as few things as possible.
Ah, Microsoft Windows™, the OS known for its excellent privacy and security.
In it, there aren't any viruses or malware that could infect your computer. It uses an amazing package manager, Microsoft Store, which contains all necessary apps, meaning you won't have to install any insecure software manually ever again. Unlike that OS for nerds, Linux, which has tracking and ads everywhere so hackers can hack your bank account.
The best operating system is Microsoft Windows™, known for being modern, and not having any old GUIs mixed with the new ones for extra inconsistency. It overhauls everything while having perfect backwards compatibility that works 95.36743% of the time!
Security is somewhat debatable, but privacy-wise, nothing beats open-source operating systems (Linux/BSD/AOSP).
I'm sorry, i already put way too much Effort into these Replies to retype it all, so I'm going to have to redirect you to them.
regarding Security:
https://lemmy.world/comment/6804263
https://lemmy.world/comment/6808955
please put your thougts on these in the Comments below the respective Comment, to keep it all organized and grouped :)
regarding Privacy:
Yes, Linux definitely has a lot less Telemetry. But: I would argue that without Security you can't have Privacy.
I would rather give MS their Telemetry than risk a random Attacker getting Access to my entire Computer and all the Data on it.
But "can you have Privacy without Security?" is kind of a Philosophical Question and heavily depends on subjective Definitions of what Privacy is to you, so I don't think we'll reach an Agreement there.
For privacy... Use webapps...
It makes a lot of sense as soon as you read his Question again and realize he also asked about security
And privacy...