How to Tell If Someone Is Watching Your Activity Online

How to Tell If Someone Is Watching Your Activity Online
I have worked in IT and cybersecurity long enough to see people ignore small signs that later turn into real privacy problems. Most of the time, when someone tells me they feel like their phone or accounts are being watched, they are not imagining things. There are usually subtle patterns that show up before anything serious happens. The problem is that people often dismiss these early signals as normal glitches or stress. But once you learn what to look for, you start noticing when something is off. One of the first things I usually pay attention to is unusual account behavior. I have seen cases where someone logs into their email or social media and notices messages being read without their knowledge or settings being changed. Sometimes passwords stop working even though the user is sure they did not change anything. I once helped a client who kept getting logged out of WhatsApp at random times, and it turned out someone else had access to their linked device. These small disruptions…