An additional note: Android is natively much more private (1) and secure (2) than GNU/Linux. This is the reason /e/ is considered okay privacy-wise, by simply removing Google and OEM apps, you make Android much more private.
(1) Except if you have Google apps or OEM apps, which can access all your data. But your data is pretty safe from other people.
(2) except that kernel upgrades are often lagging behind
> An additional note: Android is natively much more private (1) and secure (2) than GNU/Linux.
Not so. There's nothing stopping you from using containerization in GNU/Linux to sandbox any potentially malicious programs, as AOSP does. It's just that running a fully Free desktop means you generally don't have to do this in the first place!
(1) Except if you have Google apps or OEM apps, which can access all your data. But your data is pretty safe from other people.
(2) except that kernel upgrades are often lagging behind