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Location tracking of phones is out of control. Here’s how to fight back. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

You won't, it's a conscious trade off. Some people never put a sim or esim in their phone and have a separate dumb phone for calls, or separate hotspot

This vide explains the trade offs, reason, and approach of havjng a separate device for data: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8

And this guy shares his approach of not having a sim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dei2buz1X0