Google vs Meta
Based on our analysis, Google is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Meta | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | F · 22/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Concern (12) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Concern (18) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Concern (30) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Mixed (38) |
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 — Meta
Meta collects almost everything about you across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, shares it with advertisers, and keeps it indefinitely — including your AI chat conversations which now fuel ad targeting.
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