There are lots of things to read about this on the Internet and you will not find a definitive answer, I'm afraid.\xa0My conclusions are based on parsimony not on explicit proof.\xa0Besides, we all know how hard it is to prove a negative. It's a complex topic with many black-box elements and those tend to lend themselves to conspiratorial thinking.\n\nIf you have things to say on the topic, come comment on the episode on our Patreon.\n\nSome articles of interest:\n\nTest showing negative results (Wandera)\n\nTests showing the phones are capable of much monitoring (Medium)\n\nBBC Coverage of the question\n\nABC deep dive (10 mins) (Australian)\n\nGizmodo - is your phone listening?\n\nConspiratorial Thinking and Mobile Phones (Research Gate)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices