I've had a bevy of electronic failures this year, and the phone is one of the latest. In this current world of technological-super connectivity, there is no way of "not submitting data," but if I can give less information, I'll be one step closer to Off the Grid. Since I was starting anew with another phone, I went with the Google Pixel 4a so I could install GrapheneOS, a privacy-centric operating system. And to add icing to the cake, my laptop hard drive had a catastrophic failure, and I decided to jump into the world of Linux as well.
Simple how to guide on installing GrapheneOS onto a Pixel 4a:
https://noagendaphone.com/
A privacy extremist podcast shares his review of GrapheneOS and apps:
https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/232-anonymous-phone-update-part-i
Linux Mint:
https://linuxmint.com/
Install Guide
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Dual Boot information:
https://averagelinuxuser.com/dualboot-linux-windows/