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Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment
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They have the best security of any desktop OS iirc
You're not safe from Google though. And that's quite a big backdoor if you're a target of interest.
Forgot the /s
Security, not privacy
ChromeOS has sandboxing, which already puts it miles ahead of Windows and Linux (no, the Flatpak Sandbox doesn't count)
It’s not the only desktop OS that has sandboxing.
windows sandbox is... getting there, macos is decent but iirc the app dev can choose to not use it. all Linux options require user intervention to ensure it's set up properly. ChromeOS' sandboxing technique is inherited from Android and is the strongest/strictest of any desktop operating system.