{
  "slug": "microsoft-onedrive",
  "category": "cloud-storage",
  "name": "Microsoft OneDrive",
  "description": "Cloud storage from Microsoft, built into Windows and Microsoft 365, with desktop, mobile and web apps. Files are encrypted at rest with keys Microsoft holds, not end-to-end.",
  "website": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 44,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Microsoft OneDrive scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the encrypted cloud storage criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/cloud-storage/microsoft-onedrive/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/cloud-storage/microsoft-onedrive/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement",
      "note": "Microsoft collects required diagnostic and usage data that cannot be turned off, and uses data about users for personalized advertising."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement",
      "note": "No ads in OneDrive, and Microsoft states it does not use files stored in cloud storage to target ads. Extra storage is sold as a subscription."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit of consumer OneDrive is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Publishes counts of government requests for consumer data, including OneDrive, twice a year."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Microsoft gives prior notice to consumers whose data is requested, except where prohibited by law or in emergencies."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=onedrive.live.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=onedrive.live.com",
      "note": "Grade D- (25/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "D-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:49.422Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}