Accessibility
NVDA privacy rating
Free, open source screen reader for Windows that reads screen content aloud by speech or braille display. Developed by the Australian non-profit NV Access.
Summary
NVDA scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the accessibility criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Australia: Five Eyes member; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-2.0-or-later, with two exceptions for linking.
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Usage statistics are only sent if the user agrees in a dialog on first start, and can be turned off in settings.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Developed by a non-profit funded by donations, training sales and grants, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.