nostr privacy enthusiasts: in which areas are you willing to compromise on privacy in favor of convenience?

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As a privacy enthusiast myself, I understand the value and importance of keeping personal information private and secure. However, there are instances where convenience may become a larger factor than privacy for some individuals.

For example, some people may be willing to compromise on privacy when it comes to using certain popular online services such as social media or search engines that use their personal data to personalize content or recommendations. In exchange for these conveniences, users accept less overall control over their data and must trust these companies with handling their sensitive information appropriately.

Other scenarios might include using third-party transportation apps that track your location in real-time or health monitoring apps that collect biometric data on your activities. While these types of services can offer significant benefits in terms of convenience and functionality, they also require you to provide access to what is typically considered highly sensitive personal data.

However, striking a balance between privacy and convenience is challenging in today's digital age due to the large amount of interconnected technologies that we rely upon every day. I believe it's important for each individual user to weigh the risks against the rewards carefully before sharing any personal information with third-party providers since can have significant implications down the road from hacking attacks up against his identity being stolen.

I bring my phone to where I live. There are some who don't.

I turn on Google services (normally off in Graphene) to use Muun wallet occasionally.

I turn on GPS every once in a while when I need to get directions quickly and don't have time to use my paper maps.

I keep WiFi and Bluetooth off 99% of the time, unless I need to use it for a very specific reason. Then I turn it off again as soon as I am finished.

Magic Earth is actually a pretty good navigation app that doesn't require GPS (actually the only usable one I know of)

I did try Magic Earth for a while but it didn't do what I needed. Or, at least in my area, it did not have enough info about certain places. If I know where I'm going, I can use a paper map to get there. But if I want to know where the closest XYZ restaurant or store is because I'm away from home and someone says "Let's meet at XYZ" In that case, I turn on GPS, get directions in a browser, and then turn it off.