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Would you pay for AI features if it meant giving up some privacy?

I’m working on a browser extension focused on security and privacy and I’ve been stuck thinking about this:

To offer smarter protection, AI features would need to process some user behavior — domains visited, patterns of interaction, maybe even form content. This would happen locally or via secure backend APIs.

But I know a lot of people don’t want to share any extra data, even for smarter results.

So I’d love your thoughts:

Which would you prefer — and pay for?

An AI-enhanced tool with more accurate protection, but with limited user data collected (anonymized or not stored long-term)

A simpler, non-AI tool that respects maximum privacy, collects minimal data, but has less “smart” behavior detection

Would love to hear how you all think about the tradeoff between privacy and precision — especially when the data might never be sold or shared, but just used for better results.

on July 5, 2025
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    I would prefer the latter. Maximum privacy and security is very important to me. I really resonate with this article in the same group

    post/when-privacy-dies-control-follows

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      Thank you for your answer. Totally agree. Privacy and security are top priorities for me too, which is exactly why we decided to build Nautillo. Curious if many others in the group share this perspective.