What Data Does Amazon Actually Collect?
Amazon grades D on privacy. It tracks everything you buy, say to Alexa, and do in their physical stores — then uses it to sell you ads. Here's the full breakdown.
5 April 2026
Read our Amazon analysis →Plain-English guides on privacy policies, data collection, and how to protect your data.
Amazon grades D on privacy. It tracks everything you buy, say to Alexa, and do in their physical stores — then uses it to sell you ads. Here's the full breakdown.
5 April 2026
Read our Amazon analysis →DuckDuckGo doesn't build a search profile. Kagi doesn't track searches at all. Google builds the most detailed profile in existence. Here's what the privacy policies actually say.
29 March 2026
Read our DuckDuckGo analysis →All four apps offer some form of encryption. What separates them is everything else: metadata, employer access, advertising, and how much they retain when you're not sending messages.
22 March 2026
Read our Signal analysis →Both use zero-knowledge encryption. Neither can read your passwords. But the data practices around your vault are more different than you'd expect.
14 March 2026
Read our 1Password analysis →Proton and Tuta encrypt your email so they can't read it. Fastmail doesn't. All three are far better than Gmail. Here's how to choose.
7 March 2026
Read our Proton analysis →Mullvad grades A. NordVPN grades C+. Both claim 'no logs'. Here's what the privacy policies actually say about what's collected outside the tunnel.
28 February 2026
Read our Mullvad VPN analysis →ChatGPT trains on your conversations by default. Claude's default depends on which product you use. Here's what the privacy policies actually say — and what to change.
21 February 2026
Read our ChatGPT analysis →Proton Mail, VPN, Drive, and Pass are genuinely privacy-first — not just in marketing, but in architecture. Here's what makes them different, and whether they're worth switching to.
14 February 2026
Read our Proton analysis →We compare Google and Apple's privacy policies side by side — data collection, sharing, and your rights.
31 January 2026
Read our Google analysis →A practical guide to understanding privacy policies: key sections, red flags, and how to spot vague or risky language.
18 January 2026
Compare WhatsApp and Signal on encryption, metadata, and data sharing. One is owned by Meta; the other is built for privacy.
6 January 2026
Read our WhatsApp analysis →We analyse TikTok's privacy policy and explain the real risks: ByteDance ownership, biometric collection, and what you can and can't control.
18 December 2025
Read our TikTok analysis →TikTok collects biometric identifiers, keystroke patterns, clipboard content, and even videos you record but never post. Here's the full breakdown.
1 December 2025
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