eBay vs SHEIN

Privacy compared: the newest public version of each, scored by the same six rules. eBay scores 63 and SHEIN 62, so eBay is 1 point ahead.

63of 100

eBaycom.ebay.mobile

version 6.275.0.3 ahead by 1

62of 100

SHEINcom.zzkko

version 15.4.6

Who is ahead on what

The longer bar is the better one on every axis; a score is the mean of its six axes. The arithmetic behind each is on the app's own card.

Axes: eBay leads on 3 axes, SHEIN on 1 axis; 2 axes are level.
Trackers: eBay carries 6 trackers, SHEIN 6 trackers.
Dangerous permissions: eBay may ask for 6 permissions, SHEIN for 7 permissions.

The six axes

Each axis is one short rule applied to both apps, with the one thing that decided its number underneath.

Security level

eBay 70 1 security problem found.

SHEIN 70 1 security problem found.

Tracking eBay +6

eBay 29 6 tracking tools found.

SHEIN 23 6 tracking tools found.

Build hygiene eBay +10

eBay 79 The app passes 11 of 14 checks of how well it was built.

SHEIN 69 The app passes 9 of 13 checks of how well it was built.

Packaging level

eBay 100 The phone can use everything in the app.

SHEIN 100 The phone can use everything in the app.

Access eBay +12

eBay 48 Asks for 5 of 11 kinds of permission; no special access.

SHEIN 36 Asks for 5 of 11 kinds of permission; 1 kind of special access.

Background SHEIN +20

eBay 54 Runs 3 kinds of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

SHEIN 74 Runs 1 kind of background service and starts by itself after a restart.

TrackerseBay 6 · SHEIN 6

The advertising, analytics and attribution SDKs recognised in each app. What only one of them carries is what sets it apart.

Only in eBay

OpenTelemetry (OpenCensus, OpenTracing)

In both

AppsFlyerFacebook SDKFacebook ShareFirebase AnalyticsGoogle AdMob

Only in SHEIN

Huawei Ads

Dangerous permissionseBay 6 · SHEIN 7

The permissions Android asks the user about at run time: the camera, the microphone, the location, the contacts and the like. An app may need one for what it does; asking is not the same as using.

Only in eBay

RECORD_AUDIO

In both

ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Only in SHEIN

READ_CALENDARWRITE_CALENDAR

Where this comes from

Both are the apps' public cards: what anyone may know of an app, from its newest public version - one Google Play installed, and out in the world. Each card has the score's lines and the earlier versions: eBay, SHEIN.