Based on our analysis, Zoom is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →Overall
Zoom
C+ · 62/100What they collect
Zoom
Mixed (58)
Concern (8)
Who they share it with
Zoom
Mixed (52)
Mixed (42)
What you can do
Zoom
Mixed (60)
Mixed (58)
What they promise
Zoom
Mixed (65)
Mixed (55)
| Category | Zoom | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | C+ · 62/100 | D · 26/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (58) | Concern (8) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (52) | Mixed (42) |
| What you can do | Mixed (60) | Mixed (58) |
| What they promise | Mixed (65) | Mixed (55) |
Zoom explicitly won't use your meeting, chat, or video content to train AI models — a meaningful commitment for a communications platform. But your employer or meeting host can access everything you say, record, and type, and Zoom shares data with advertising and analytics partners. The privacy story is split: strong on AI and content use, weaker on employer surveillance and ad-tech.
View full analysis →Google tracks almost everything you do online — every search, email, location, video, and website visit — across all their products and millions of third-party sites, then uses it to sell ads. They do give you unusually good tools to review and delete your data, but the defaults collect everything.
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