{
  "slug": "safari",
  "category": "browsers",
  "name": "Safari",
  "description": "Apple's browser for macOS and iOS, built on the open-source WebKit engine.",
  "website": "https://www.apple.com/safari/",
  "source": "https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 63,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Safari scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) on the browsers criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, fingerprinting protection and timely security updates. It partly meets open source, no trackers or telemetry, blocks trackers by default and no calls to big-tech services. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/browsers/safari/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/browsers/safari/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit",
      "note": "The WebKit engine is open source. Safari itself is not."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/device-analytics/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers in the app, and sharing device analytics with Apple is opt-in. Apple web pages load Apple's own analytics (ac-analytics, sent to metrics.apple.com) by default."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/",
      "note": "No ads in the browser. Apple states it does not sell personal data."
    },
    "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."
    },
    "tracker_blocking": {
      "title": "Blocks trackers by default",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://webkit.org/tracking-prevention/",
      "note": "Intelligent Tracking Prevention limits cross-site tracking by default but does not block tracker requests."
    },
    "fingerprinting_protection": {
      "title": "Fingerprinting protection",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://webkit.org/tracking-prevention/",
      "note": "Standardizes fingerprinting data by default, such as limiting fonts to system and web fonts and freezing the user agent string."
    },
    "no_google_services": {
      "title": "No calls to big-tech services",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/safari/",
      "note": "Fraudulent Website Warning sends data to Google Safe Browsing and Apple, and can be turned off. Safari is built into Apple's operating systems and services."
    },
    "security_updates": {
      "title": "Timely security updates",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100",
      "note": "Security fixes ship in Apple software updates, which can install automatically."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:35.856Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}