<p>Are our phones secretly listening? Dave and Reese pull the curtain on why that ad “mysteriously” finds you: identity graphs, data brokers, co-location signals, and lookalike audiences—aka your shadow profile. They test Instagram’s “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool live, share a simple privacy checklist anyone can do in five minutes, and… detour into simulation theory and the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS. Light, witty, practical, a little spooky. You’ll leave a bit more private—and a lot less paranoid.</p><p>CNET Article: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/features/no-your-iphone-isnt-listening-to-you-heres-whats-really-happening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">No, Your iPhone Isn&#39;t Listening to You. Here&#39;s What&#39;s Really Happening?</a> </p>

Manic Joy

Dave and Reese Charest

Ep. 131: Is Your Phone Listening? No, It's Worse.

SEP 8, 202545 MIN
Manic Joy

Ep. 131: Is Your Phone Listening? No, It's Worse.

SEP 8, 202545 MIN

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<p>Are our phones secretly listening? Dave and Reese pull the curtain on why that ad “mysteriously” finds you: identity graphs, data brokers, co-location signals, and lookalike audiences—aka your shadow profile. They test Instagram’s “Why am I seeing this ad?” tool live, share a simple privacy checklist anyone can do in five minutes, and… detour into simulation theory and the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS. Light, witty, practical, a little spooky. You’ll leave a bit more private—and a lot less paranoid.</p><p>CNET Article: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/features/no-your-iphone-isnt-listening-to-you-heres-whats-really-happening/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">No, Your iPhone Isn&#39;t Listening to You. Here&#39;s What&#39;s Really Happening?</a> </p>