If you don’t like it, no one is forcing you to use those apps and services.
I go out of my way to avoid apps that harvest data, and as a result my life is much more difficult. It's a lot of work to stay on top of it, and there is still a lot of data that gets harvested anyways. It's impossible for the average user to do what you're telling us to do.
Yet another reason to continue using public transport and my ebike rather than buy a car. I realize not everyone has the means to do this, but if you do, then it's the better option.