Robinhood

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Facial recognition data collected without clear deletion policy

Robinhood extracts facial geometry from your selfies for identity verification and fraud detection, but the policy doesn't specify how long this biometric data is retained or if you can request deletion.

Your social media trades visible to all other users by default

When you use Robinhood Social, your trading activity, posts, and follower lists are visible to other Robinhood users unless you manually change privacy settings, potentially exposing your investment strategy.

AI chatbot conversations used to train company's AI systems

Your inputs and conversations with Robinhood's AI chatbots may be used to train, test, and improve their AI models, meaning your private financial questions could contribute to training data.

Last indexed Mar 14, 2026 · View full policy