{
  "slug": "someonewhocares-hosts",
  "category": "blocklists",
  "name": "Someonewhocares Hosts",
  "description": "Hosts file maintained by Dan Pollock that blocks ad, tracking, spyware and malware domains, with a 0.0.0.0 variant.",
  "website": "https://someonewhocares.org/hosts",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 40,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Someonewhocares Hosts scores 40 out of 100 (grade D) on the blocklists criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/blocklists/someonewhocares-hosts/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/blocklists/someonewhocares-hosts/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts",
      "note": "The whole hosts file is public, under source-available terms that allow copying and sharing for non-commercial use with attribution, which is not an OSI-approved license."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test)."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts",
      "note": "The list carries a sponsor credit for AdGuard; no ad network or data sales."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:55.774Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}