When the top 15 platforms were ranked, Reddit was the platform least likely to violate privacy with a score of 8.9, followed by Snapchat (9.99) and Pinterest (10.49). In contrast, Facebook*(18.98), Facebook Messenger* (16.51) and LinkedIn (16.13) were evaluated as the applications that threaten privacy the most.
Data collection and storage.
Meta* platforms, especially Instagram* and Facebook*, collect and store huge amounts of user data, which cannot be said about Telegram, which does this even better.
User control and approval.
Pinterest, Reddit and Telegram offer better privacy controls, while WhatsAppand on Facebook Messenger received low scores.
Violations.
Facebook* leads the way in breaches and data breaches, followed by LinkedIn and X (Twitter).
Transparency.
LinkedIn and Quora platforms lacked transparency when sharing user data.
Convenience to users.
Platforms like Facebook* and YouTube were the least user-friendly in terms of privacy policies and account deletion.
_ *Owned by Meta, who is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation_
Source: Ferra
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