Google vs WhatsApp
Based on our analysis, WhatsApp is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 26/100 | D · 35/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (8) | Concern (30) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (42) | Concern (22) |
| What you can do | Mixed (58) | Concern (38) |
| What they promise | Mixed (55) | Mixed (42) |
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 — WhatsApp
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption genuinely protects your message content, but everything around it — who you talk to, when, how often, your contacts, your device — flows to Meta and is used to build ad profiles across Facebook and Instagram. You can't opt out of the Meta data sharing and still use the app.
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