Cursor vs Discord
Both score similarly on privacy — see the category breakdown below for nuances.
BACK →| Category | Cursor | Discord |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 58/100 | C+ · 58/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (45) | Mixed (52) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (52) | Mixed (55) |
| What you can do | Mixed (62) | Positive (72) |
| What they promise | Positive (72) | Positive (65) |
Cursor collects account data (name, email, payment), device and usage data, and — critically — "Inputs" (code snippets, prompts) and "Suggestions" (AI responses). In Privacy Mode ON, code and prompts are processed in memory only and never persisted; they have zero data retention agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic. In Privacy Mode OFF (default on Free/Pro), this data is stored and may be used to evaluate and improve AI. Cursor does not sell your data or use it for targeted advertising. Business plans default to Privacy Mode on.
View full analysis →Discord collects your messages, activity, device data, and behavioural signals, and uses them for personalisation and sponsored content targeting — but it doesn't sell your data, encrypts voice and video end-to-end, and gives you genuine in-app controls over most processing. The biggest risks are public server content being used to train AI systems and third-party bots operating largely outside Discord's privacy guarantees.
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