PayPal vs Tuta
Based on our analysis, Tuta is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | PayPal | Tuta |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C- · 44/100 | A · 91/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (38) | Positive (90) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (35) | Positive (88) |
| What you can do | Mixed (52) | Positive (87) |
| What they promise | Concern (48) | Positive (91) |
PayPal collects an unusually broad set of financial, behavioural, and biometric data — then retains it for ten years after you close your account. Automated systems can freeze or terminate your account with limited recourse, your purchase history is shared with merchants for personalised shopping by default, and your data trains PayPal's AI models. Some of this is legally required for a financial institution, but much is not.
View full analysis →Tuta is a German E2E-encrypted email service that genuinely can't read your emails, stores all data in ISO 27001-certified German data centres, uses no cookies and no third-party analytics, and has a policy short enough to actually read — the main caveats are that some metadata (sender/recipient addresses, timestamps) is stored unencrypted, and campaign tracking via hashed connection data is present.
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