If you're worried about location tracking, don't get a cell phone. Any cell phone. Cell phones use towers and satelites, and when you go out of range from one tower, you connect to another. Each cell phone has a unique signal, to which a person can triangulate your position. You don't need internet connection to do that. Anything that emits a signal can be traced, even walkie talkies.
The only thing "location tracking" does is connect your location from those towers to the internet and make it accessible to you and allow you to utilize a feature that cell phones already use in an app. That's it. Turning off tracking locations doesn't mean you aren't traceable, especially if you're connecting to the internet. You're just turning off a feature for your apps.
If your cell phone is on, you can be found, traced, and hacked. Phone companies don't always wait for an official warrant to hand over private texts. A lawyer's letter has gotten the job done just fine.
We are not losing privacy, we've already lost it. The onus is on you how much information you put online.
You've been traceable on the move since the 80's when car phones were first invented.
Your internet IP is probably being tracked and recorded to see what sites you visit. You will not get away from companies collecting data on you unless you completely unplug. That is the reality.
As I said in an earlier post, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Location tracking can be used for many beneficial things.
With that in mind, don't put anything on your computer, cloud storage, or emails that you wouldn't want a hacker to get their grubby little hands on. That includes nude photos, ID numbers, bank information, and generally anything that can lead to identity theft. Yes, hacking is bad, but it is a pain in the ass to sort out an identity theft when your credit is in the shitter or nude photos when your boss has already seen them.
Now, kindly calm down and realize that while this technology can be used for monitoring like the book 1984, it can also be used for good. It keeps the whole world connected, which is an amazing thing.
But we need to realize technology is merely a tool. It's up to us to wield it properly and make informed decisions about what features we use on them.