Fairphone vs Proton
Based on our analysis, Proton is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Fairphone | Proton |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B- · 68/100 | A · 88/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (65) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (72) | Positive (82) |
| What you can do | Mixed (63) | Positive (84) |
| What they promise | Mixed (68) | Positive (86) |
In plain English — Fairphone
Fairphone doesn't sell your data and has a genuinely ethical mission, but it runs retargeting ads, sends your full IP address to Bloomreach for segmentation, keeps contract data for a minimum of seven years, defaults to anonymisation rather than deletion when you ask for your data to be removed, and forum posts older than 60 days can never be fully deleted.
View full analysis →In plain English — Proton
Proton collects as little as technically possible, can't read your encrypted content even if asked, is governed by strict Swiss law, and gives you real control — the rare case where the privacy policy matches the privacy pitch.
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