The Apps On My Phone Are Stalking Me • Discoverology

The Apps On My Phone Are Stalking Me

Apps, Tech

Your location, your purchases, video and audio from within your home and office, your online searches and every digital wandering, biometric tracking of your face and other body parts, your heart rate and other vital signs, your every communication, recording, and perhaps your deepest thoughts or idlest dreams.

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