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Discord vs Amazon

Based on our analysis, Discord is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.

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CategoryDiscordAmazon
OverallC+ · 58/100D · 40/100
What they collectMixed (52)Concern (28)
Who they share it withMixed (55)Mixed (48)
What you can doPositive (72)Mixed (45)
What they promisePositive (65)Mixed (52)
In plain English — Discord

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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In plain English — Amazon

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.

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