DuckDuckGo vs Standard Notes
Based on our analysis, Standard Notes is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | DuckDuckGo | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B+ · 84/100 | A · 87/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (91) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (80) | Positive (84) |
| What you can do | Positive (85) | Mixed (72) |
| What they promise | Positive (78) | Positive (82) |
DuckDuckGo genuinely doesn't build a profile of your searches or browsing — the policy is short because the collection is genuinely minimal — but it's a US company, ad clicks are routed through Microsoft's network, and optional features like Email Protection require you to hand over personal data under a separate policy.
View full analysis →Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.
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