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Instagram vs Standard Notes

Based on our analysis, Standard Notes is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.

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CategoryInstagramStandard Notes
OverallD · 32/100A · 87/100
What they collectConcern (22)Positive (90)
Who they share it withConcern (18)Positive (84)
What you can doConcern (38)Mixed (72)
What they promiseMixed (45)Positive (82)
In plain English — Instagram

Meta collects almost everything: what you post, what you look at and for how long, device and location data, and data from other people and advertisers. They infer sensitive traits and use Meta AI conversations for ad targeting. Data is shared across all Meta products and with advertisers. You can adjust ad preferences and download your data, but you can't stop collection itself.

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In plain English — Standard Notes

Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that genuinely cannot read your notes; analytics are self-hosted via Plausible with no IP retention, apps collect zero usage data or location, and the subprocessor list is short and transparent — the main weaknesses are US jurisdiction and AWS hosting, the absence of published security audit reports, a thin policy that lacks GDPR rights language, and email marketing enabled by default.

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