@thursday_j it is, but it’s too drastic for some people, including me. You never know when you’ll expect a call. I, for example, just received an SMS from a friend of mine for something rather urgent.

Just curious, why would you say that?

Nope: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/stop-mobile-phone-tracking/

Scroll down to “How your phone can track you even when turned off”.