> For the folks who think your devices aren’t listening try an experiment: 1. Which devices: iOS or Android? 2. Are any apps that have been given the micropho

> For the folks who think your devices aren’t listening try an experiment: 1. Which devices: iOS or Android? 2. Are any apps that have been given the microphone permission in the foreground (for iOS) while the conversation is going on (but the app isn't in an explicit recording mode triggered by the user)? 3. Are any voice assistants enabled to always listen for the activation command words (like "Hey Siri" or "Ok, Google")? I have my iOS device set only to get typed text input for Siri (no voice activation). I rarely give any app microphone permissions unless the main purpose of the app is to record audio (or video and audio). I've never encountered targeted ads on topics I talk about.