Based on our analysis, Signal is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →Overall
Discord
C+ · 58/100Signal
A · 87/100What they collect
Discord
Mixed (52)
Signal
Positive (88)
Who they share it with
Discord
Mixed (55)
Signal
Positive (88)
What you can do
Discord
Positive (72)
Signal
Mixed (78)
What they promise
Discord
Positive (65)
Signal
Positive (86)
| Category | Discord | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 58/100 | A · 87/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (52) | Positive (88) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (55) | Positive (88) |
| What you can do | Positive (72) | Mixed (78) |
| What they promise | Positive (65) | Positive (86) |
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 →Signal is a nonprofit that genuinely cannot read your messages or listen to your calls — the encryption is architectural, not a promise — but it requires a real phone number to register, is subject to US law, and its privacy policy is conspicuously sparse: it hasn't been substantively updated since 2018 and lacks the specific retention periods, GDPR rights, or DPO contact that more thorough policies provide.
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