[24bug47]

You would take out your phone if you would like to make a phone call, or check to see if you have received any messages. For the other 99% of your day, the IoT sensors being stuck on every conceivable object are unable to report back to HQ (and every agency and broker affiliated) your current whereabouts and trajectory.

[yosito]

So why not get a more basic phone and not a smart phone?

[throwaway1777]

Dumb phones still ping cell towers?

[yosito]

Sure, but they also have simpler hardware that's easier to audit and almost all have removable batteries, which is most likely just as effective as a faraday bag.