Uber vs Samsung
Based on our analysis, Samsung is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Uber | Samsung |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D · 36/100 | D · 39/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (22) | Concern (25) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (30) | Concern (32) |
| What you can do | Mixed (48) | Mixed (50) |
| What they promise | Mixed (45) | Mixed (45) |
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 →Samsung's data appetite is unusually broad for a hardware maker: voice recordings stored on servers with potential third-party retention, keyboard input logging via Predictive Text synced across devices, and persistent hardware identifiers that survive ad-ID resets. The company explicitly acknowledges that sharing with business partners may constitute a data sale under US law (CCPA). Full GDPR-grade rights are reserved for EEA/UK/Swiss residents; everyone else gets basic access and deletion with no response-time commitments. Retention timelines are vague and there are no named security certifications or breach notification windows.
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