Meta vs NordVPN
Based on our analysis, NordVPN is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Meta | NordVPN |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F · 22/100 | C+ · 62/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (12) | Mixed (65) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (18) | Mixed (58) |
| What you can do | Concern (30) | Mixed (68) |
| What they promise | Mixed (38) | Mixed (60) |
In plain English — Meta
Meta collects almost everything about you across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads, shares it with advertisers, and keeps it indefinitely — including your AI chat conversations which now fuel ad targeting.
View full analysis →In plain English — NordVPN
NordVPN genuinely doesn't log your VPN activity — that part of the privacy pitch holds up — but outside the tunnel it runs a large advertising and analytics infrastructure full of US-based trackers, shares data within a broad corporate group, markets to you for a year after you cancel, and retains billing records for a decade.
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