Asking for a friend

from here and here

In an apparent case of life imitating art, the satirical conspiracy theory "Birds Aren't Real" has started to become real as scientists are turning dead birds into surveillance drones. Not only is this sure to bake a few brains, it's probably going to put actual birds in danger of being shot, which in turn will make them fodder for the avian surveillance apparatus.

What warnings about government surveillance sound like to some people

found on HugeLOL

When reality sounds like a conspiracy theory it's no wonder people become more open to believing in conspiracy theories. 

Why not ditch the phone like they do in the movies?

from here

While they're are products that reputedly do block signals from going to or from your phone, a tin foil phone case isn't it. Heck, even the original tin foil hats are thought to serve more as antennas.

What gets me is where did the idea even come from? That's certainly not a technique known to popular media - in the movies and on TV they just throw the phone away.