Cursor vs Fairphone
Based on our analysis, Fairphone is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Cursor | Fairphone |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 58/100 | B- · 68/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (45) | Mixed (65) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (52) | Mixed (72) |
| What you can do | Mixed (62) | Mixed (63) |
| What they promise | Positive (72) | Mixed (68) |
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 →Fairphone doesn't sell your data and has a genuinely ethical mission, but it runs retargeting ads, sends your full IP address to Bloomreach for segmentation, keeps contract data for a minimum of seven years, defaults to anonymisation rather than deletion when you ask for your data to be removed, and forum posts older than 60 days can never be fully deleted.
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