Hackers only need your phone number to locate where you are instantly (ss7).

Also RSA chips (chips that generate randomness in your CPU) are compromised by the NSA (meaning most end to end encryption can be compromised) and on top of that there is Intel's Management Engine, or AMD's Platform Security Processor.

Not to mention Sim Swapping.

Look at Tucker Carlson, how his Signal app got compromised. Signal has quantum proof encryption, yet a sim swap is enough to "break it". They did add usernames to make that method not work anymore, but there are other methods.

Not being tracked is impossible, only thing you can do is make it harder and blend in. But for most people, you're not important enough for the government to care about you. Unless you do something illegally, you shouldn't be too paranoid.

The best thing most people can do (the 20% that do the 80%) is not have social media, use Linux with an encrypted drive, use burner phone numbers, and use old tech like a Thinkpad.

For those interested look at Mental Outlaw on YouTube. Also don't fall into honeypots like this post 😂