Who's listening in?

 

(by Pieter Brueghel the Younger)

If you become aware that someone is pointing a pair of binoculars in your direction, chances are that you’d get out of sight quickly.  You might also feel that your privacy has been horribly violated.

What then if someone were secretly listening in on your conversation?  You might say things that were only meant for a particular set of ears.  Which might be a risky practice to begin with, given that God could always be tuning in.

It turns out that iPhones are now capable of stealth eavesdropping.  The Live Listen feature can pick up everyday speech “up to 50 feet away.”  Wireless headphones are all that’s needed to hear what’s being said across a crowded room.

James 3:1-12 compares the human tongue to a ship’s rudder. Steer it in a positive direction, and all is well.  Steer it toward an iPhone, and you might hit an iBerg.  

Resources

https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-11-10-warning-iphones-are-being-turned-into-listening-devices/?mid=742423&rid=98364581&sc=email&pname=newsletter&cid=NATIONAL&keyid=National%20iHeart%20Daily%20NewsTalk&campid=headline4_readmore

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