LinkedIn vs Netflix
Based on our analysis, Netflix is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Netflix | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 38/100 | C+ · 58/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (28) | Mixed (52) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (30) | Mixed (50) |
| What you can do | Concern (42) | Mixed (62) |
| What they promise | Concern (42) | Mixed (60) |
LinkedIn builds a remarkably detailed professional and personal profile from everything you do on and off the platform — including inferred age, gender, salary, and seniority — then shares it with Microsoft, advertisers, and third-party partners. Your data persists even after account closure, your public activity is fed into Microsoft's broader ad ecosystem, and there is no way to opt out of non-personalised ads.
View full analysis →Netflix collects detailed viewing behaviour, device fingerprints, and advertising data — including interests inferred by third-party ad companies from your activity across the internet — to serve behavioural ads on its ad-supported tier. Controls are reasonably accessible, but retention timelines are vague, Do Not Track is ignored, and the breadth of the ad-tech ecosystem is larger than you might expect from a subscription service.
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