Vercel Inc. vs Samsung
Based on our analysis, Vercel Inc. is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Vercel Inc. | Samsung |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B · 72/100 | D · 39/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (65) | Concern (25) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (68) | Concern (32) |
| What you can do | Positive (78) | Mixed (50) |
| What they promise | Positive (76) | Mixed (45) |
Vercel collects your account data, professional info, and — critically for developers — your source code and deployment content to run the platform. They don't run an ad business and explicitly prohibit staff from viewing your code except to fix support issues. The main caveats are AI product data collection, third-party marketing partners, and a California-specific admission that they may 'share' data for cross-contextual advertising for their own marketing.
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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