Google vs Signal
Based on our analysis, Signal is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Signal | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | A · 87/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Positive (88) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Positive (88) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Mixed (78) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Positive (86) |
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 →Signal is a nonprofit that genuinely cannot read your messages or listen to your calls — the encryption is architectural, not a promise — but it requires a real phone number to register, is subject to US law, and its privacy policy is conspicuously sparse: it hasn't been substantively updated since 2018 and lacks the specific retention periods, GDPR rights, or DPO contact that more thorough policies provide.
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