you should swap Shazam for the open source “Audile” :

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mrsep.musicrecognizer/

Debian Stable ± Flatpak gets best of both worlds

not just its origin, but the trackers embedded within:

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/427597/#trackers

For the OS: Debian

Hardware: a modern thinkpad

Debian stable + Flatpak

Agreed.

For any (k)ubuntu refugees, do as I did and switch to Debian!

https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Launcher

Exactly the same issue with me, I bought it on Good Old Games when I used to run windows as I love the premise of GOG, a similar ethos to Linux of actually owning software - but steam proton is just infinitely more practical.

I’m guessing these are points to debate in class?

Wild if not

Have a look at Linux mint: Debian edition (LMDE)

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=N6NYrnvRM3M

crypt.ee

On the “meta” user profile yes, blocking trackers is more important than hiding my IP for that user profile

Plain ol Debian

I use GrapheneOS, I run Instagram in a seperate user profile within its own storage scope alongside an app called “Tracker Control” and block most trackers that way.

https://trackercontrol.org/

for what its worth, I have a hybrid setup and use; https://github.com/bayasdev/envycontrol

So this sent me down a rabbithole.

I can’t answer about exporting data but having just done some research the 2 best options I have found for a privacy focused solution (open source) are either:

Bangle JS https://banglejs.com/

PineTime https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/

For me the bangle seems superior - I’m tempted to get one!

Has to be organic maps.

I was a big supporter of OSM+ but its just too buggy to be reliable - My last trip it constantly said “keep left” when driving ( a topography bug apparently) And it has got the wrong route too many times.

Unfortunately organic maps relies on your phones TTS for voice navigation - and I can’t seem to get that working with grapheneOS (even third party TTS)

Encryption

Its not aimed at sharing or peer to peer so I might be missing the mark - but have you looked at https://crypt.ee ?