Amazon vs Standard Notes
Based on our analysis, Standard Notes is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Amazon | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 40/100 | A · 87/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (28) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (48) | Positive (84) |
| What you can do | Mixed (45) | Mixed (72) |
| What they promise | Mixed (52) | Positive (82) |
Amazon builds a detailed picture of everything you buy, watch, say to Alexa, and do in their physical stores — then uses it to sell you ads. They don't sell your data to others and have real security certifications, but the sheer breadth of collection across shopping, voice, surveillance cameras, and credit history is hard to escape if you use their services.
View full analysis →Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.
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