Google vs Fastmail
Based on our analysis, Fastmail is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Fastmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | B+ · 79/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Mixed (74) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Mixed (76) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Positive (82) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Mixed (80) |
In plain English — Google
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 →In plain English — Fastmail
Fastmail is a paid email provider that doesn't sell your data or serve ads, has clear retention periods and a transparency report — but unlike Proton, staff can technically access your emails, data moves through US and Indian infrastructure, and IP logs are kept for a year.
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