Anti-malware
Norton 360 privacy rating
Security suite from Gen Digital that combines antivirus with a firewall, password manager, VPN and dark web monitoring, for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.
Summary
Norton 360 scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the anti-malware criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 10 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
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?
Exodus finds Adobe Experience Cloud, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Singular in the Android app.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by subscriptions, but the Gen Digital privacy notice allows sharing account and product data with advertising partners for cross-context advertising, while stating that data is not sold.
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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.