Discord vs Zoom
Based on our analysis, Zoom is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Discord | Zoom |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 58/100 | C+ · 62/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (52) | Mixed (58) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (55) | Mixed (52) |
| What you can do | Positive (72) | Mixed (60) |
| What they promise | Positive (65) | Mixed (65) |
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 →Zoom explicitly won't use your meeting, chat, or video content to train AI models — a meaningful commitment for a communications platform. But your employer or meeting host can access everything you say, record, and type, and Zoom shares data with advertising and analytics partners. The privacy story is split: strong on AI and content use, weaker on employer surveillance and ad-tech.
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