Reddit vs Fastmail
Based on our analysis, Fastmail is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Fastmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 60/100 | B+ · 79/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (55) | Mixed (74) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (52) | Mixed (76) |
| What you can do | Positive (72) | Positive (82) |
| What they promise | Mixed (62) | Mixed (80) |
Reddit collects your behaviour, device data, and inferences about your demographics, and shares some of it with ad-tech partners — but it explicitly doesn't sell your personal data, deletes IP addresses after 100 days, doesn't track precise location, and extends privacy rights to all users worldwide, not just those in regulated regions.
View full analysis →Fastmail is a paid email provider that doesn't sell your data or serve ads, has clear retention periods and a transparency report — but unlike Proton, staff can technically access your emails, data moves through US and Indian infrastructure, and IP logs are kept for a year.
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