[Adrian Thompson]

I have deleted Facebook and turned off Siri on my phone for this very reason. Long story short, I was at a bar having a pre Christmas drink with a friend. My phone was on the bar in front of me. We were talking about a person, who happened to be a younger female from work. My Apple Phone (Siri) apparently heard the name. The Facebook app pulled up her details then the Messenger app (also Facebook, but a separate app) sent her contact details to the last half dozen people I had corresponded with via Messenger, making me look like a creep. I already knew that phones listen, but I had no idea that, that level of cooperation existed between the phone and the apps. Since then my phone gets put down as soon as I enter the house and I don't touch it again so I've missed calls. I absolutely refuse to have one of those phone pod/Alexa/Echo spies in my house either.

One more thing. How can we get those plug in spies that Insurance companies are tricking people into plugging into theirs cars banned? Right now it gives you lower insurance if you're a 'good' driver, how long before you are assumed to be a bad driver for not having one and automatically get higher insurance rates.