A few years ago, my wife and I were driving somewhere, and I happened to say something to the effect that Adirondack chairs are more comfortable that they look. Hadn’t even thought about Adirondack chairs in years, it was just one of those things that pops into your head. Her smartphone was in her purse, turned on but not being used. Within a few hours ads were appearing on our home computer for guess what.
I have an old flip phone, but it stays turned off in a drawer unless I specifically need to use it.
The phone is listening. Mine is the same way. They’ll read this and fix the problem.
My phone stays in the desk drawer, never take it anywhere with me.
Ran the charging cable into the drawer, if I want to make a call it’s there.
Once a week I turn it on and delete everything except those numbers I recognize.
Drives my wife crazy, I just tell her nothing is so important that it can’t be said in person!