As a man who lived with three Airmen in NASIC for three years, that worked shoulder to shoulder with the NSA on Wright Patt... 95% of phones, even modern clamshell, listen to and record everything you say. There would be times I'd ask a sensitive question with a phone in earshot, and my friend would answer with the word 'NO' while nodding 'yes' to me. He's the sole reason why I'm on this site, I was as brainwashed liberal as they come, then over the span of three years he trickle truthed to me that most all conspiracy theories are true. If (((they))) come out saying it's conspiracy right from the rip, it's essentially fact. If they need dirt on you, they have years of audio recorded with flagged words highlighting juicy conversations of (((their))) interest. What do you think the Patriot Act was? And why are all our processors in ALL of our communication devices from (((them)))? Qualcomm... Cisco.... And it's even in the name like they're rubbing it in our faces - Intel. 9/11 had many purposes, one of them was to record all audio from your phone without your permission or knowledge, then use evidence against you if they need it. I know I know, (((YouTube))) but here's some shit: https://youtu.be/az-YWMNWQuU Edit: There's a scene from the show (((Limitless))) where Brian has the NSA give them a phone conversation. It's as easy as that, they can look up every message you've sent and received, listen to every conversation you've had near a phone etc..