☝️ There are many conspiracy theories in the tech industry. I'm a hard one to convince, and you should be too. ☝️ Conspiracy theories Some believe big companies are conspiring to exploit or harm individuals. I just don’t see concrete evidence. Common theories include misuse of data collection, hardware sales manipulation via Windows 11 requirements, cloud storage spying, smart home devices as surveillance tools, and social media mind control. These theories generally lack proof and overestimate the ability of people to keep secrets. It’s critical to stay skeptical and remember that simpler explanations, not driven by malice but perhaps by incompetence or error, are almost always more accurate. Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ Did Microsoft Lie? ▶ Chapters 0:00 Don’t Believe in Conspiracies 1:10 Occam's razor 2:00 Hanlon's razor 2:45 Data collection 5:10 Windows 11 exists to sell more hardware 8:15 Cloud services slurp up your data 11:40 Smart home devices exist to spy on us 14:20 Social media exists to control our minds 16:00 Hidden messages in software updates 17:15 AI as a tool for mass surveillance ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #tech #conspiracy