Tundra

adding extensions would alter the fingerprint - removing the ability to blend in with the herd which is the whole goal of mullvad browser.

Sounds like librewolf is for you!

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

crypt.ee

not just its origin, but the trackers embedded within:

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

DivestOS:

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/#divestos

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

For the OS: Debian

Hardware: a modern thinkpad

You too!

Fair enough - we are agreed at least then that the default android os is awful for privacy.

Then its no longer stock?

Ive recently managed to do this;

Settings> Network & Internet> Hotspot & Tethering> Allow Clients To Use VPN