Your data, your decision
The dictionary defines privacy as "freedom from unauthorized intrusion". For your data, that means nothing is done with it that you have not agreed to. When an app holds your email, photos, location or chats, it holds power over you.
The harm starts when your data is used, sold, leaked or handed over without your consent. For each app we show what we can prove: who holds your data, whether they can read it, and its record of breaches and fines, with sources. Moving everything to one "privacy" company changes who holds your data; it does not change the fact that one company holds all of it.
We are not here to tell anyone to be private. Some people are happy to trade data for a free service, and that is their choice. We only want that choice made with open eyes: who holds your data, what they can read, and what protects you if they misuse it. If you want more control, here are the options. Some apps are built so the company cannot read your data. Some are open source, so anyone can check them. The most control is to host the service yourself, as long as you do not lose the features you need.
That's why this site never names one best app. We group apps by clear, public criteria, rotate the order, and show where your control sits. We also tell you when too much of your private life sits with one company, because then one misuse exposes all of it.
What's at stake, in numbers
- In 2025, people in the US filed 3 million fraud reports with the FTC and reported $15.9 billion in losses. FTC, 25 March 2026
- In 2025, the FBI received 67,456 complaints about personal data breaches, with $1.3 billion in reported losses. FBI, 2025 Internet Crime Report
- Canadians reported losing over $704 million to fraud in 2025. Identity fraud was one of the three most reported types. Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, 6 March 2026
- FTC staff found that the pricing companies it studied can show higher-priced products based on a person's searches and purchases. These were early findings. FTC, 17 January 2025
These are reports people filed themselves, not complete totals: the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre estimates only 5% to 10% of frauds are reported. The figures are about fraud and breaches in general, not about any one app.
Our rules
- Tiers are computed from published criteria, never assigned by hand.
- Affiliate links are always labeled "supports us" and never affect tiers or order.
- No cookies, no ads and no ad networks on this site. Visits are counted without cookies, and we never sell data.
- Anyone can tell us about a mistake with the contact form on every app page.