Consumer Platforms & Social:

Overall

Bing

Consumer Platforms & Social

60

Mixed

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Bing is weakest on ads and tracking because ad personalization or marketing measurement still shows up.

Strongest: User Control

Bing gives users more direct privacy control than its other categories, especially around account settings, deletion, and privacy requests.

Recommended Action:

Review Copilot personalization, personalized ads, conversation history, and memory.

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Twitch

Consumer Platforms & Social

60

Mixed

Weakest: AI Training

Its weakest area is the tracking and engagement layer, where ads, chat behavior, VODs, clips, and connected accounts all widen exposure.

Strongest: User Control

Twitch is strongest where users still get workable controls for account visibility, deletion, and how some content or chat history is handled.

Recommended Action:

Review chat privacy, VOD settings, and account visibility before streaming or chatting heavily.

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Google Search

Consumer Platforms & Social

55

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Google Search is weakest on ads and tracking because cookie-based tracking remains part of the product or marketing site and ad personalization or marketing measurement still shows up.

Strongest: Data Sharing

Google Search handles sharing more cleanly than its other privacy areas, with tighter limits on ad-style sharing.

Recommended Action:

Review Gemini Apps Activity, connected apps, Chrome/Gemini permissions, and Gemini Live sharing.

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Fire TV

Consumer Platforms & Social

50

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Fire TV is weakest on ads and tracking because cookie-based tracking remains part of the product or marketing site.

Strongest: User Control

Fire TV gives users more direct privacy control than its other categories, especially around account settings, deletion, and privacy requests.

Recommended Action:

Review Alexa voice-recording deletion, auto-delete, Voice ID, and smart-home history.

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Google Maps

Consumer Platforms & Social

50

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Its weakest area is the tracking model around location, searches, movement history, and the wider Google ad and activity ecosystem.

Strongest: Data Sharing

Google Maps is strongest where users can directly manage Timeline, saved places, auto-delete, and broader Google account privacy settings.

Recommended Action:

Review Timeline, Location History, and Web & App Activity together, not one by one.

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Prime Video

Consumer Platforms & Social

50

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Its weakest area is the tracking and profiling layer around viewing behavior, household sharing, devices, and Amazon-wide marketing data.

Strongest: User Control

Prime Video is strongest where users can manage profiles, devices, account settings, and some privacy choices without admin overhead.

Recommended Action:

Review watch history, household sharing, and ad settings across the wider Amazon account.

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Waze

Consumer Platforms & Social

50

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Its weakest area is data sharing, because routes, location signals, and linked Google account data can move through a wider ecosystem than drivers expect.

Strongest: User Control

Waze is strongest where users can still manage account, history, and deletion choices through a familiar Google-style control layer.

Recommended Action:

Review Google account activity and Waze-specific history settings together.

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YouTube

Consumer Platforms & Social

50

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Its weakest area is ads and tracking, because viewing behavior, searches, subscriptions, and devices still feed broad profiling and recommendations.

Strongest: Data Retention

YouTube is strongest where users can manage histories, recommendations, kids settings, and account cleanup through mature Google controls.

Recommended Action:

Review watch and search history before treating recommendations as harmless personalization.

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Facebook

Consumer Platforms & Social

45

Weak

Weakest: Ads & Tracking

Its weakest area is the core tracking model around off-platform activity, ads, public sharing, social graphs, and years of account behavior.

Strongest: User Control

Facebook is strongest where people can still manage audience, app, and deletion settings without needing a separate admin or support workflow.

Recommended Action:

Review audience controls, Off-Meta activity, and app connections instead of only your profile page.

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