# 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.

- Website: https://us.norton.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Anti-malware](https://privacyratings.com/anti-malware/)
- Grade: F (10/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Exodus finds Adobe Experience Cloud, Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics and Singular in the Android app. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.symantec.mobilesecurity/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | 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. | https://privacy.gendigital.com/en |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/anti-malware/norton-360/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/anti-malware/norton-360.md