Bluetooth.
My sister told of a visit to Starbucks a few years back, standing in line behind a stranger, they exchanged a few pleasantries while waiting for the coffee, then they each went their way.
Later that day she saw a FB recommendation for "people you may know" and it showed the picture of that stranger from Starbucks.
I think our phones are also listening to us, even if we have disabled Snoopy Siri (if that's even possible). Stuff shows up on her phone and mine (since we are frequently together) that flat-out creeps us both out.
I've been carrying my iParasite in a Faraday bag ever since, and disabled all the busy-body tracker doodads I can find, especially now that this Covid Craziness has infected peoples minds, as if the very air we breathe is poisoned with a covid gas or something. I really hate this gadget. I remember party-line phones that hung on the wall, and you had to be home to know if someone called; now people seem to be unable to function without their privacy intrusion device in hand.
“as if the very air we breathe is poisoned with a covid gas or something.”
Isn’t that the truth? People seem to think these dastardly virions are all over the place ready for you to let your guard down for a split second so they can jump up your nose.
“Later that day she saw a FB recommendation for “people you may know” and it showed the picture of that stranger from Starbucks.
I think our phones are also listening to us, “
I don’t follow ...
“I remember party-line phones that hung on the wall, and you had to be home to know if someone called;”
Nope. Your party could tell you.
“now people seem to be unable to function without their privacy intrusion device in hand.”
You need to take command!
On iPhone, do 2 things with the Failbook app:
1 - turn off location services
2 - turn off background processing
That will clamp down on Zuck’s ability to spy on you as you go about your business.