Did you receive the Spanish radio signal over the traditional airwaves or streaming. Was it a digital radio, as those can also be tracked.

Proton is a trusted VPN/company.

Norton on PC might be useful, but on mobile, it’s probably as good as a placebo.

Good luck with your state government. Sounds like a nightmare.

The reason no local journalist is critical of the state government is because there are no independent journalists left. Google and Meta have sucked up all the advertising dollars, so small local independent media cannot survive. The journalists have to work for mega corporations who dictate what they are allowed to write.

Which VPN provider are you using? How do you know they are not the one monitoring your phone?

Did you obtained your phone from a trusted source, such as an official seller. Some phones purchased from overseas might have “International ROM” installed by the seller, which compromises the integrity of the device.

Consider having a trusted tech friend look over your phone to see if the device has malware installed.

It’s more likely that your wife or someone nearby was further researching the same topic you were talking about.

Facebook and other ad companies use your location, relationships, and other data they already had on you to serve you relevant ads.

At this stage, they know more about you than the government, or your wife.

7 years is a long time in tech.

Google Assistant is supposed to listen for the “Hey Google” trigger word. How else do you expect to use your device hand-free.

Agree. I would highly recommend new readers to the series to start with 14. Apart from being a great introduction to this world, it gives off a really good sense of going down the rabbit hole. A really fun ride.

Book 3 was probably the weakest as it had a completely different tone, but still enjoyable for fans of the author.

I would also recommend Dark Matter by Blake Crouch that was recently adapted into a tv series. Best to go in blind. Don’t even watch the tv series trailer as it contains minor spoilers.