LinkedIn vs Vercel Inc.
Based on our analysis, Vercel Inc. is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Vercel Inc. | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 38/100 | B · 72/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (28) | Mixed (65) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (30) | Mixed (68) |
| What you can do | Concern (42) | Positive (78) |
| What they promise | Concern (42) | Positive (76) |
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 →Vercel collects your account data, professional info, and — critically for developers — your source code and deployment content to run the platform. They don't run an ad business and explicitly prohibit staff from viewing your code except to fix support issues. The main caveats are AI product data collection, third-party marketing partners, and a California-specific admission that they may 'share' data for cross-contextual advertising for their own marketing.
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