Meta vs Spotify
Based on our analysis, Spotify is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Meta | Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F · 22/100 | C · 52/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (12) | Concern (38) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (18) | Concern (40) |
| What you can do | Concern (30) | Mixed (68) |
| What they promise | Mixed (38) | Mixed (57) |
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 — Spotify
Spotify tracks everything you listen to, infers your interests from your behaviour, and feeds that data into a broad advertising machine — including third-party ad partners who send them data about you too. Controls are better than most, but your listening history is kept for the life of your account with no way to stop it.
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