Today, our phones are practically glued to us. From navigation to messaging, shopping to streaming, life without one feels nearly impossible. But what if your phone isn’t just a tool—it’s also listening? Former CIA operative John Kiriakou has shared a chilling warning about just how vulnerable our devices really are.
Most of us know our phones track our location or collect data to make apps work. But few realize that they can be exploited as constant listening devices. Speaking on The Diary of a CEO podcast, Kiriakou revealed the unsettling truth: it’s not just governments you might worry about—phones can be hacked remotely by intelligence agencies around the globe.
“You think your devices are secure?” he said. “They’re not—at all. It’s not just the NSA, CIA, or FBI. The British, the French, the Germans, the Canadians, the Australians, the New Zealanders, the Russians, the Chinese, the Israelis, the Iranians—they all have the capability. Everyone. You have to be very, very careful.”
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