I think key to my privacy model is that I run microG, so most info isn’t going to Google anyway. Firefox+add-ons takes care of enough of the remaining trackers etc so that I feel comfortable.

This particular search is my attempt to regain a bit of the convenience I’ve lost in the process of gaining a lot of privacy; I’m ok with doing things the ‘slow’ way, but curious to see if there’s a way to get some modern nicities without losing much (ideally any) privacy.

Thanks for your response, I’ve gotten great feedback from everyone so far, unfortunately looks like the anti-pattern is particularly & purposefully strong here in the payment and NFC interaction realm.