Discord vs OpenAI (ChatGPT)
Based on our analysis, Discord is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Discord | OpenAI (ChatGPT) |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 58/100 | D · 42/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (52) | Concern (38) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (55) | Mixed (48) |
| What you can do | Positive (72) | Concern (42) |
| What they promise | Positive (65) | Mixed (52) |
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.
View full analysis →OpenAI collects account data, all prompts and responses, file uploads, voice inputs, and a separate Memory that persists even when you delete chats. Training on your conversations is on by default; you must opt out. A federal court order (May 2025) requires OpenAI to preserve and segregate ChatGPT conversation data — including deleted conversations. API and Enterprise: training is off; your data is never used for training. OpenAI states they don't sell personal data or use it for targeted advertising.
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