Uber vs Mullvad VPN
Based on our analysis, Mullvad VPN is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Uber | Mullvad VPN |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 36/100 | A · 93/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (22) | Positive (95) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (30) | Positive (92) |
| What you can do | Mixed (48) | Positive (85) |
| What they promise | Mixed (45) | Positive (90) |
Uber tracks everywhere you go, records your calls, photographs your face, and buys demographic profiles from data brokers — then feeds all of it into a vast advertising machine that includes Meta and TikTok. You can limit some collection but you can't use the service without surrendering your location and trip history for up to seven years.
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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