The other self inside the smartphone
When you use a smartphone for a long time, there comes a moment when you suddenly realize something.
You think of a word to input, and it is predicted in advance.
What you want to search for is already displayed.
It feels as if your thoughts are being read.
Of course, that is not a coincidence.
Inside your smartphone, your activity history, search words, typed characters, and even your tapping habits
all kinds of information are accumulated.
Especially services centered around Google carefully record and structure these.
If you have ever seen the Google My Activity page, you might understand.
There, your searched content, which apps you opened at what time, where you moved, and even interactions with the voice assistant
are all recorded for an entire day.
Looking at that gives a strange feeling.
Actions you did not remember,
questions you forgot,
search words you could not recall—
all of these are recorded and saved in a playable state.
Yes,
inside your smartphone, there is another you.
Moreover, it understands you quite accurately.
It knows your preferences and habits better than you do.
Even things you yourself have forgotten, it has not forgotten.
This other self continues learning based on unspoken emotions and unconscious patterns.
For example, just watching a few videos on YouTube makes the recommended section tap into your deep subconscious.
Opening Google Maps suggests the next place you want to go.
Typing in the search bar brings up words as if predicting the future.
This is no longer just a convenient feature, but
you could say your digital copy is here.
However, this digital self also has problems.
There is a risk that someone might see it without your permission.
History saved in the cloud,
activity data linked to your Google account,
can sometimes be easily accessed even from someone else's smartphone or PC.
In other words, even if you are unaware,
there is a possibility that another you is being peeked at by someone.
AntiSpyPhone allows you to choose not to use Google services
to prevent such digital personality leaks.
Searches, history, and predictions are all completed on your own device.
It is okay to have no input prediction at all.
It is okay if it does not remember you.
For those who think so, this is the perfect environment.
A way of living without relying on another self,
the peace of mind of not being recorded,
the freedom that brings is surprisingly comfortable.
Who lives inside your smartphone?
When you become aware of that existence,
your relationship with your smartphone might change just a little.
