If you're not interested in having your #privacy stolen outright, you better give another look at #linux
It's only a matter of time before corporate OSs will be forced to include Client Side Scanning... meaning encryption after the fact is meaningless.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DyKkZxyasHE
Here are a few beginner-friendly Linux Distros to consider.
https://zorin.com/os/
https://linuxmint.com/
https://elementary.io/
https://ubuntu.com/desktop