Your Phone Isn't Listening, It's Watching: The Terrifying Truth of Targeted Ads
Your Phone Isn't Listening, It's Watching: The Terrifying Truth of Targeted Ads

Your Phone Isn't Listening, It's Watching: The Terrifying Truth of Targeted Ads

September 17, 2025 5:00am
41:52
Season 1
Episode 17

You know the moment. You're talking to a friend about wanting to learn to play the banjo, and five minutes later, your feed is flooded with ads for five-string banjos. Your blood runs cold. You think, "My phone is listening to me." But what if the truth is way weirder, more complex, and a little more terrifying than that?You're not going crazy. You're being tracked. In this episode, we finally answer the billion-dollar question: Is your phone listening to your conversations? We pull back the curtain on The Algorithm to reveal the ghost in the machine of targeted advertising.Forget the microphone; the real story is in the invisible web of data collection that follows you everywhere. We break down the secret tools of the trade—from tracking pixels that watch what you see, to third-party cookies that follow you from site to site—creating a digital ghost of you that advertisers know better than you know yourself. We'll explore the good (hyper-personalized ads), the bad (major privacy invasions), and the ugly (the filter bubbles that are quietly shaping your reality).This is your ultimate guide to understanding how the digital world really works, the impact of laws like GDPR, and how you can start to reclaim your online privacy.Ready to find out who's really watching? Subscribe now for a look behind the digital curtain. And the next time your friend swears their phone is spying on them, share this episode. It's time everyone knew the truth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-deconstructed--6715739/support.You May also Like:🎁ThePerfectGift.appFind the Perfect Gift in Seconds🚑MyDisasterPrepKit.comCreate Your Perfect Disaster Preparedness Kit🀖Nudgrr.com (🗣'nudger") - Your AI Sidekick for Getting Sh*t DoneNudgrr breaks down your biggest goals into tiny, doable steps — then nudges you to actually do them. ⭐SkyNearMe.comLive map of stars & planets visible near you✔DebtPlanner.appYour Path to Debt-Free Living

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Duration:41:52
Published:September 17, 2025 5:00am
File Size:38.3 MB
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About This Episode

You know the moment. You're talking to a friend about wanting to learn to play the banjo, and five minutes later, your feed is flooded with ads for five-string banjos. Your blood runs cold. You think, "My phone is listening to me." But what if the truth is way weirder, more complex, and a little more terrifying than that?You're not going crazy. You're being tracked. In this episode, we finally answer the billion-dollar question: Is your phone listening to your conversations? We pull back the cur...

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