Imagine scrolling through your Facebook when you see a weird ad. It’s for something you know you've never been interested in. You shrug it off as poor ad targeting until you start seeing it again and again. Then it clicks — hey, isn’t this something your friend mentioned recently when talking to you? It seems like the only way your phone could’ve thought you’re interested in this topic is if it was listening to all of your conversations.
Depending on your phone’s OS, apps, and settings, it could be listening in on you when you least expect it. Read on to find out how to test if your phone is spying on you.