EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 12 MIN
Your phone company is watching - Malte Spitz
from TED-Ed · host TED-Ed
What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn't too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code -- a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life. Talk by Malte Spitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What this episode covers
What kind of data is your cell phone company collecting? Malte Spitz wasn't too worried when he asked his operator in Germany to share information stored about him. Multiple unanswered requests and a lawsuit later, Spitz received 35,830 lines of code -- a detailed, nearly minute-by-minute account of half a year of his life. Talk by Malte Spitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NOW PLAYING
Your phone company is watching - Malte Spitz
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Apr 13, 2026 ·41m
Apr 13, 2026 ·40m
Apr 13, 2026 ·64m
Apr 13, 2026 ·48m
Apr 9, 2026 ·55m
Apr 1, 2026 ·42m