Signal vs Mullvad VPN
Based on our analysis, Mullvad VPN is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Signal | Mullvad VPN |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 87/100 | A · 93/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (88) | Positive (95) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (88) | Positive (92) |
| What you can do | Mixed (78) | Positive (85) |
| What they promise | Positive (86) | Positive (90) |
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 →Mullvad collects almost nothing — no account names, no activity logs, no IP retention — and the policy is short because there's genuinely very little to say; what little data does get processed (payments, support emails) has hard, specific deletion windows and never leaves the EU.
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