Signal vs Apple
Based on our analysis, Signal is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Signal | Apple |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 87/100 | B+ · 78/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (88) | Mixed (72) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (88) | Positive (82) |
| What you can do | Mixed (78) | Positive (80) |
| What they promise | Positive (86) | Positive (82) |
Signal is a nonprofit that genuinely cannot read your messages or listen to your calls — the encryption is architectural, not a promise — but it requires a real phone number to register, is subject to US law, and its privacy policy is conspicuously sparse: it hasn't been substantively updated since 2018 and lacks the specific retention periods, GDPR rights, or DPO contact that more thorough policies provide.
View full analysis →Apple collects significantly less data than other big tech companies and explicitly commits — using both Nevada and California legal definitions — to never selling or sharing your data for advertising. Their own ad platform doesn't use data brokers or cross-app tracking. Private personal data isn't used to train Apple's AI models. The main caveats are health, fitness, and financial data collection, government ID in some cases, and personalised ads that exist but are easy to turn off.
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