Google vs OpenAI (ChatGPT)
Based on our analysis, OpenAI (ChatGPT) is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | OpenAI (ChatGPT) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | D · 42/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Concern (38) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Mixed (48) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Concern (42) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Mixed (52) |
Google tracks almost everything you do online — every search, email, location, video, and website visit — across all their products and millions of third-party sites, then uses it to sell ads. They do give you unusually good tools to review and delete your data, but the defaults collect everything.
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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