We’ve often theorized about phones secretly recording our conversations and using that data to show us eerily accurate ads on various social media platforms. But according to Google’s former design ethicist, phones don’t need to eavesdrop on our conversations at all, because the truth of how these ads work is a lot more unsettling.

<p>We&rsquo;ve often theorized about phones secretly recording our conversations and using that data to show us eerily accurate ads on various social media platforms. But according to Google&rsquo;s former design ethicist, phones don&rsquo;t need to eavesdrop on our conversations at all, because the <a href="https://qz.com/1609356/your-phone-is-not-recording-your-conversations/" target="_blank">truth</a> of how these ads work is a lot more unsettling.</p>

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