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What's the worst privacy compromise that you are willing to admit you make? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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I've got to make a decision and want to take a room temperature check on what sacrifices people find acceptable for their own comfort. Use any services you know you shouldn't? Any tools that you're just waiting for a chance to replace but can't yet?

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[–] Matt@lemdro.id 17 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Grocery store rewards programs. I know they are designed to link purchases to me, but the financial savings is worth the loss of privacy for me.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I just make up phone numbers.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

8675309 in your local area code almost always works.

[–] tiny_ice_dragon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Go to number when I don't want it linked to me. Somehow my current area code doesn't have someone signed up, but my old area code does.

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