What If Birds Were Actually Government Surveillance Drones?

We’re in an age when many outside forces could be spying on you. Your phone, your social media apps, but what about… birds?

Theoretically, could the birds that fly around us in the sky be government surveillance drones? It sounds far-fetched, but in a time where your data is far more accessible than you think, your personal information just might be for the birds.

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00:00 Bird conspiracy
01:50 Dominating the birds
02:33 Pet birds
03:00 Lucky bird droppings

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References:

Cognitive dissonance - https://www.simplypsychology.o....rg/cognitive-dissona
Inside the online movement which believes birds are government spy drones - https://www.vice.com/en/articl....e/xg8p4n/birds-arent
‘Birds Aren’t Real’: Whether comedy or conspiracy, the movement explains the post-truth era - https://www.upworthy.com/birds....-aren-t-real-whether
55% of Americans say smartphones spy on conversations to customize ads - https://www.forbes.com/sites/j....ohnkoetsier/2019/05/
Beyond distrust: how americans view their government - https://www.pewresearch.org/po....litics/2015/11/23/be

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