LinkedIn vs WhatsApp
Based on our analysis, LinkedIn is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 38/100 | D · 35/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (28) | Concern (30) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (30) | Concern (22) |
| What you can do | Concern (42) | Concern (38) |
| What they promise | Concern (42) | Mixed (42) |
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 →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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