Strongest: User Control
75/100
Messenger gives users more direct privacy control than its other categories, especially around account settings, deletion, and privacy requests.
Messenger is Meta's messaging product, reviewed for message metadata, content privacy, cross-product sharing, retention, and controls.
55
Weak
55
Weak
Messenger combines broad tracking with unusually strong privacy controls.
Messenger gives users more direct privacy control than its other categories, especially around account settings, deletion, and privacy requests.
Messenger is weakest on ads and tracking because tracking, analytics, and ad-related signals still follow how people use the service.
55
Weak
Meta still processes metadata, contacts, account, device, safety, and business-message context.
Messenger provides privacy and safety settings, including encrypted chat options.
55
Weak
40
Weak
60
Mixed
75
Good
Facebook Privacy Page
Open: facebook.com1. Metadata
Meta still processes metadata, contacts, account, device, safety, and business-message context.
2. Encryption
Messenger provides privacy and safety settings, including encrypted chat options.
Founded
Unknown
Founder
Unknown
Parent Company
Messenger
Lifecycle
Active
Category
Communication & Meetings
CEO
Unknown
Security Team
In house
Date Added
04-22-2026
Once you delete a chat, you cannot recover it. Deleting a chat removes it both from your visible chat history and the system after the retention window.
55
Weak
Messenger data can connect with Facebook, Instagram, businesses, vendors, integrated partners, and legal recipients.
Meta documents controls for privacy settings and information management.
40
Weak
Meta collects app, device, contact, usage, and interaction data around messaging.
Users can control message requests, contacts, and some encrypted conversation settings.
60
Mixed
Recipient copies, backups, safety systems, business records, and legal duties can limit deletion.
Users can delete messages and accounts through Meta controls.
75
Good
Users can manage message privacy, contact upload, blocked users, and account settings.
Message privacy differs by conversation type and recipient behavior.