A tiny bit of sleuthing and your spinning out of control. Multi layered. LOL. The only multi-layers here are the ones by which you got owned, i.e. all of them from top to bottom.
Maybe leave off the weed for a bit a your paranoia will settle down a bit.
Cleatus has done you a massive favour by letting you in on his "genius". I suspect if he hadn't you would likely spend the rest of your life looking with suspicion at your phone / laptop webcam / light fittings / random household items, and calling the FBI.