Snapchat
This site leans hard on your data.
4/5 checks · 4 third parties · 2 cookies · capped at D
Snapchat's parent Snap earns about 96% of its revenue from advertising. A clean marketing site can’t change that — and a homepage scan can’t see what the app does once you log in — so this grade can’t rise above a D.
Why this grade is capped · sourced, not vibes
Snapchat settled with the FTC in 2014 over deceiving users about its 'disappearing' messages and secretly collecting location and contact data.
Source: FTC settlement with Snapchat, May 2014 (20-year privacy-program order)
A weakness in its 'Find Friends' feature let attackers compile a database of 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and phone numbers.
Source: Snapchat 'Find Friends' breach, 2014 (cited in FTC complaint)
What Snapchat does with your data
It drops third-party cookies that can trail you from one site to the next.
Sets 2 third-party cookies
Your connection is encrypted, so others on your network can’t read what you send.
Serves over HTTPS and enforces it (HSTS)
Few outside companies load with the page, so your visit isn’t broadcast widely.
Contacts 4 third-party domains on load
None of the trackers it contacts are on our high-risk watchlist.
Contacts no high-risk / adversarial-state domains
It isn’t a registered data broker.
Not a registered data broker
Last scored 6/3/2026
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