Your phone isn’t personal. It’s a data sensor with a camera.
In 2026, privacy isn’t a feature. It’s a fight.
If you haven’t audited your device, you’re not the user. You’re the product.
Here’s the 18-step Ghost Protocol to take your phone back.
1. The "Invisible" Listener
Ever talked about "blue shoes" and seen an ad 5 minutes later? It’s not a coincidence, and they aren't "listening" to your voice. They’re tracking your ultrasonic cross-device pings. Your phone emits sounds you can't hear to talk to your smart TV and laptop. Let's kill that first.
2. Kill the "Significant Locations"
Your iPhone/Android keeps a hidden list of everywhere you go: your gym, your job, your "secret" spots.
- iOS: Settings → Privacy → Location Services → System Services → Significant Locations.
- Action: Clear History and turn it OFF. Stop giving them your routine on a silver platter.
🚨 A former Google exec dropped a chilling prediction:
“By 2027, AI will erase the middle class. Unless you’re top 0.1%, you’re a peasant.”
His reasoning? Terrifying.
Here’s what he told Steven Bartlett (and why it matters): 🧵
AI isn’t just moving fast.
Mo Gawdat now warns it’s about to trigger FACE RIPS — destroying:
⚠️ Freedom
⚠️ Accountability
⚠️ Connection
⚠️ Economics
⚠️ Reality
⚠️ Innovation
⚠️ Power
“We’re heading into a short-term dystopia.”
The next 20 years in AI, according to Mo Gawdat:
2026 → Warnings
2027 → Collapse begins
2027–2042 → 12–15 years of dystopia
2042+ → Utopia or extinction