- Just so you know, the
device that you're watching this video on is watching you. In fact, I can see you. Why aren't you wearing pants, you sicko?! Every single one of us uses
technology in our daily lives. In fact, we've become
pretty reliant on it. But what if I told you that
your tablet, cell phone, or pretty much everything
else is actually watching you. Here are 10 shady ways
technology is spying on you. Number 10 are modern cars. Modern-day cars are loaded
with different technologies that are intended to help you navigate and keep your hands and eyes glued to the road in front of you. Now, while these features
are extremely convenient for your drive, they can also be used to peer into your private life. For instance, the data from GPS software installed in modern cars can be stored and uploaded to the manufacturer,
who can then sell it to companies that want
to know where you live and where you tend to visit. In fact, any information that your car is picking up from you via your GPS, voice command microphone,
or built-in phone docks can be sold to advertisers,
market researchers, or buyers of all kinds for shady purposes at a major profit to the car manufacturer. So if you're ever heading
to a private location -- you know, maybe getting a
little freaky somewhere -- remember that your car
knows where you've been. Honey, the recent places on
the GPS says "private eye's". What's that? Number nine are cookies. Ooh, cookies, I love cookies! No, no, not the delicious
kind, more like the "I'm watching every single
website that you visit" kind. Cookies are small text
files that save information from your interactions with websites, and help personalize the
content that you see. Each time you visit a site, that cookie gets sent from your browser, kind of like a written
history of your time there, helping to auto-complete
usernames and passwords, or get you past a welcome
screen for newcomers. Now, while many legitimate
websites use these cookies for the browser's benefit,
other more nefarious cookies will track all of your browsing history. Yeah, all of it. And these cookies, filled
with all your browsing habits, are often sold to marketing companies, or even the government, depending on what you've been looking at. That's right, all your
googling of "big booty goats"? The government knows. Clearing your browser's cookie
cache helps once in a while, but in some cases your internet history is getting uploaded to strangers and not even private
browsing can help with that. Yeah, that's right, the government knows what you've been looking up, so you might as well tweet it proudly. #bigbootygoats (bleating) Number eight is movement tracking. Your smartphone is a sophisticated device packed with several small
gadgets that help to determine where you're going and what you're doing. Several companies offer
software for business phones that allow employers to
keep tabs on their employees out in the field using GPS,
accelerometers, gyroscopes, and barometers, all included
in their smart phones. They can spy quite
efficiently on employees, and can discern with surprising accuracy what they're doing and if
they're doing enough work. Now, here's the fun part. This software is not
necessarily restricted to business owners and
could be used to creep on just about anyone who leaves
their phone unattended long enough to install the software. This is the tracking
software that you absolutely don't want any disgruntled ex-partners, or, you know, creepy stalkers
getting their hands on. Uh, yeah, mm-hmm, just going
to take a shower, honey. It's all good. No, you don't need your phone. You don't need your phone! Number seven are smart TVs. With smart TVs everywhere, the government and
television manufacturers have new ways to use our own technology to extend their all-seeing eyes. Some companies literally install secret network back doors
for government agencies so that they can remotely
activate any microphones or cameras installed into
your entertainment device. Oh, but Matt, I don't have a smart TV. I'm safe, it's all good. No, you're not. For the TVs that aren't smart
enough for mikes and cameras, they can still connect to your wifi and can still watch programs with you, in order to catalog your interests or suggest new products
by sending your data back to the creeps at
marketing headquarters. Pretty much any technology
with the word "smart" in the title is smart enough to lure you into a purchase with flashy features, only to then stab you in the back and report back to its overlords. And this is very true, 'cause one time I said out loud that I'm
thinking about buying a bidet, and I had my phone with me. The next day, every single
ad on my Facebook feed was just water-spraying poop toilets. Number six are public and
private security cameras. Unless you're a hermit in the deep woods, living with the squirrels, big brother is probably watching you via public security
cameras, which are becoming more and more prevalent in
even the smallest towns. Publicly-owned and
privately-owned security cameras are popping up in major
american cities like Chicago, which in 2013 had over
22,000 cameras in operations. Now, the cameras have been successful in lowering the crime
rates, which is great, but at the cost of tainting
any feelings of privacy that pedestrians may have as
they stroll around the city. But here's the disturbing part. The surveillance doesn't end
at streets and intersections. Cameras are even being installed
on public transport buses and subways, as well as in schools. Security cameras in schools
are especially popular in the UK, where cameras
aren't just found in classrooms but in the change rooms
and bathrooms as well. So next time you enter a
public restroom and sit down, make sure you look around 'cause
they're about to watch you squirt one out. Number five is call listening. With all the advances
in intrusive technology, it's no surprise that,
if you need to listen in on someone's calls, read their texts or view their mobile browsing history, there's an app for that. Here's a question for you. Have you ever been given
a smartphone as a present? Because if you have, you
might want to give it back. That's because unless you
really trust that person, they could have installed
the easy-to-use software by a company named Mobile Spy. It allows them to know
literally every single thing you do with that phone,
and even gives them a colorful flow chart. And on this spike, you can see that he googled "big booty goats" again. He likes it. Yes, you can become phone tapped or even become the tapper
for just $140 a year, and skip the effort of eaves
dropping the old-fashioned way. Mobile Spy is actually marketed
towards business owners who want to spy on their employees, and parents who think that
monitoring their children at this level of secrecy is healthy. (gasps) Hey! Hey, Timmy! I see what you're googling in your room. Boy, you goin' to church! You need Jesus, boy! Number four are Roomba maps. And you thought there was no consequence to having a little robot
vacuum do the cleaning for you. You were wrong. Roombas are cute little robot vacuums that can do no wrong, right? Some people go as far as giving
affectionate names to them as if they're an animatronic
maid off the Jetsons. But while this friendly little dust buster is scooting around your dwelling, it's secretly making a digital
blueprint of your place. Now, thankfully, the software
update allowing it to send this detailed camera blueprint
to its manufacturer, iRobot, is still pending, but it gets worse. Through small-print legal terms that are accepted by
purchasing the Roomba, customers have technically
already given consent to send off the Roomba's data, which iRobot may use themselves or sell to companies
like Google or Amazon. Yup, this little vacuum
buddy is a traitorous spy, and he's planning on selling
the blueprints of your home. Yeah, that's right, next step
it's gonna become sentient and vacuum your face in your sleep. (sucking) You dead. Number three is webcam spying. Webcams were once considered the next step in online communication, but now it seems that it could be the next big
step towards mass surveillance and a peephole into your private life. Many modern computers come
with built-in webcams, but people tend to
cover them with stickers when they aren't in use. This is because of how
incredibly easy it is for hackers to remotely activate them. Think about it, have
you always covered it? Always? Even when you're doing nasty things? And it gets worse, because
if you're the type of person that leaves your laptop
open or doesn't power down your PC or Mac often,
you could be spied on while you're doing things in your home. Gaining remote access
to your personal webcam is literally as easy as
accidentally clicking the wrong link or someone just even
having access to your wifi. How many times have you given
out your wifi password, hm? To strangers, people coming over? You know what they doing. Number two is buzzword listening. Tech companies have nearly
unrestricted access to your phone with apps like Facebook Messenger and the voice-activated
"OK Google" feature. When these apps are given permission to use your microphone
for calls, voice commands or shooting video, they
can stay active and listen. For example, ever notice
that Facebook's ads can be shockingly relevant to something you were just talking about? One Reddit user describes
testing this theory by saying SpongeBob SquarePants
several times into his phone without activating the search function, only to have it later appear
in his search suggestions. Oh, Mr. Krabs, they're watching us. Others have seen entire language changes in the ads that they're served when their phone has been
near foreign TV shows. Now, Facebook says they only monitor your likes and interests on the site. But it seems evident that there's a lot more to it than that. Okay, be right back, just
gonna break my phone in half. And number one are mannequin cameras. And you thought mannequins
were already creepy enough with their frozen features
and lifeless plastic eyes. But you're about to feel a lot worse about walking near them when you learn that some of them are
literally staring back at you. An Italian mannequin
developer called ALMAX has created models that will watch and scan your face in order to help stores better understand who
buys clothes from them. They're called EyeSee mannequins, and they create customer profiles on people that browse various chain stores in Canada, United States and the UK. EyeSee has been in use since 2012 at a cost of around $4,250 a piece. ALMAX also sells smart mannequins which can communicate with
your phone via Bluetooth and monitor your purchases
as well as send you messages about product when you get near them. Well, if you had a doll or
mannequin phobia before, you're welcome! (maniacal laughter) So that was 10 shady ways that
technology is spying on you. Hopefully you learned a
little something from this. Just be very cautious, people. But as always, if enjoyed this, remember to give it a big thumbs up. I do appreciate it. Also, be sure to subscribe
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