Many everyday services use personal data to recommend products, target ads, prevent fraud, remember preferences, personalize prices, improve maps, train software, or make apps easier to use. People often accept these tradeoffs because the service is convenient. The problem is that many users do not know how much personal data is collected, how long it is kept, who it is shared with, or whether it may affect prices, opportunities, insurance, employment, or security. Some proposals would require clearer choices or opt-in consent for sensitive uses. This poll asks what kind of data bargain feels fair to ordinary users. Convenience is real, but consent is not meaningful when people have to click through a wall of legal text just to use normal services.
How much personal data should people trade for convenience?