sad_detective_man3d ago

What's the worst privacy compromise that you are willing to admit you make?

https://sopuli.xyz/post/43733535

What's the worst privacy compromise that you are willing to admit you make? - Sopuli

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.

Show threadrudyharrelson

Microsoft SwiftKey on my phone. I’ve been using it since before it was acquired by Microsoft. It is an incredible keyboard and after using it for years, I am incredibly fast on it. I ditched it for about 6 months last year for the FOSS alternative HeliBoard, but it negatively impacted my typing speed so much that I recently gave up and reverted to SwiftKey.

Google Maps also on my phone, because it works really well compared to the alternatives I’ve tried. I’ve used (and contributed to) OSM, but it’s just not a drop-in replacement for Google Maps yet.

I “verified my identity” on LinkedIn a while back because I’m job hunting.

I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over.

I wanted a blue badge on LinkedIn. To get it, I gave a US company my passport, my face, and my biometric data. Then I read the fine print.

THE LOCAL STACK
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Show threadyabai3d ago

I can’t validate our use of them, but I can at least commiserate. Heliboard was so much slower it wasn’t even funny. SwiftKey just knows what I’m trying to say and I can type as lazily as I want. Heliboard had to be nearly perfect to even have a chance of autocorrecting correctly.

Google Maps too, I’m not ready to give it up.

Show threadfrongt3d ago
Is LinkedIn even useful to you? Every time I’ve gone job searching, I’ve found a bunch on indeed and barely anything on LinkedIn.
Show threadrudyharrelson2d ago

Is LinkedIn even useful to you? Not particularly, but job hunting is rough atm and being verified seemed like it might help with some prospects.