X vs Spotify
Based on our analysis, Spotify is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | X | Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | F · 24/100 | C · 52/100 |
| What they collect | Concern (20) | Concern (38) |
| Who they share it with | Concern (18) | Concern (40) |
| What you can do | Concern (35) | Mixed (68) |
| What they promise | Concern (38) | Mixed (57) |
X collects everything you do on and off the platform, infers your identity even when you're signed out, and explicitly allows third-party 'collaborators' to use your data to train their own AI models. There is no meaningful way to stop the core collection, your public posts are available via API for mass scraping, and security is disclosed only in the vaguest terms.
View full analysis →Spotify tracks everything you listen to, infers your interests from your behaviour, and feeds that data into a broad advertising machine — including third-party ad partners who send them data about you too. Controls are better than most, but your listening history is kept for the life of your account with no way to stop it.
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