Big brother is listening

Just to repeat so no-one misses this:
The Secrets of Your Phone: They Don't Want You to Know
Weds (tonight) Channel 5 at 7pm

Exploring the claims that smartphones and tech companies are listening in on their users and collecting a vast amount of personal data.

What good timing!

I always reject cookies when I can, and find the "legitimate interest" thing very annoying. Does anyone know what it actually means? I don't like the thought of anyone having a legitimate interest in what I am doing or looking at, unless I have told them that they have it. There seems to be a list of "vendors" (of what?) on some sites, all claiming this legitimate interest.

I also use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine, but according to Safari, Google still seems to be trying to track me. 🤷🏽‍♀️

My IT skills are weak .
But I've known about cookies for 20 years and that's what you've created .

I’ve always clicked accept cookies but will reject in future. Funnily enough I don’t get many ads targeting me, I notice if they do and it’s not often
Perhaps Big Brother has looked at my bank statement and knows I’m not worth watching!

Algorithms link your profile with friends, family, colleagues.
Anyone of those could be searching for something that you never have.
Because of your close tech proximity to these contacts the adds will link to you.
Don’t forget what apps are for. They are not for your convenience, they collect data. They are also a battery drain.