This coupled along with the fact that iMessage's E2EE has been backdoored by the non-E2EE iCloud Backup key escrow is a good argument for leaving iMessage, FaceTime, and iCloud all turned off on a device.
I go one step further and leave the SIM card out, which means the SMS vulnerability path is closed too.
I go one step further and leave the SIM card out, which means the SMS vulnerability path is closed too.