My Phone is Scary

@akalinus (44366)
United States
May 6, 2023 11:48am CST
The other day, my friend and I were out doing errands. We decided we should go to lunch. We were near a restaurant called Millers. I said I wonder if they have a lunch menu. My phone was off, but it suddenly came to life with a pop-up that showed a wing special at Millers. My phone is so intrusive that it is scary to have it with me. I wonder what it will do next. Is your phone ever scary? Has it ever surprised you?
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
6 May 23
Your phone was asleep, not "off". It's only off if you power it completely down and don't turn it back on again. Otherwise your phone is always listening to everything you say.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
6 May 23
I don't put it to sleep. We do need our phones alive and available in case of emergency. I just was creeped out because it popped up like that. What happens to the information it collects by always listening?
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
6 May 23
@DaddyEvil I hate that. My private life should be private. And I wish they would not sell my information.
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@DaddyEvil (174405)
• United States
6 May 23
@akalinus If wishes were fishes, we'd all walk on the sea.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50205)
• India
8 May 23
@akalinus No;never..My phone is not so scary.But I think But I think phones are being enabled to read our mind.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 23
Does your phone respect you and your privacy?
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
15 May 23
@Shivram59 I can't explain it. There is no reason for anyone to care what I am thinking or talking about when I am not on my phone.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50205)
• India
8 May 23
@akalinus Yes and no.Sometimes I had unwanted calls.I don't take them.But I have never experienced things like what you had.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120738)
• United States
6 May 23
I have heard some pretty eerie stories about people and their devices, especially involving Siri and Alexa.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 23
Alexa can be super creepy at times. It suddenly starts talking to itself and saying goofy stuff.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208897)
• United States
6 May 23
That is scary. I don't think I have ever had that experience. Now Alexa, if she thinks she hears her name will pipe right up.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
6 May 23
Sometimes, I think Alexa was programmed by demons. I was glad when we turned it off.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
7 May 23
No, my phone hasn’t done anything like that. That’s scary.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 May 23
It makes me wonder what else my phone can do.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
15 May 23
@RubyHawk A lot of people think so. They don't need to know every little thing.
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Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
9 May 23
@akalinus I think it listens to everything we say.
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@Karusa (703)
• Italy
15 May 23
A friend of mine told me a similar story. Technology is getting out of hand
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
15 May 23
What do you think they do with all the information they discover? Why do they care what I had for lunch?
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@Karusa (703)
• Italy
15 May 23
@akalinus it could be for tesearch or something else that we don't know about
OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
6 May 23
Nope my phone is not good enough I want a better one.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
6 May 23
I think the phones are programmed to only last a certain amount of times and updates. Sometimes, you can pay for a new one by monthly payments on your phone bill.
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