{
  "slug": "kanary",
  "category": "data-broker-removal",
  "name": "Kanary",
  "description": "Data broker removal service that scans people-search sites, search results and data leaks for a user's personal information and submits removal requests, with a free tier and paid plans. It needs the user's name, locations and other details to work.",
  "website": "https://www.kanary.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "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": "F",
  "score": 19,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Kanary scores 19 out of 100 (grade F) on the data broker removal criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/kanary/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/data-broker-removal/kanary/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.kanary.com/privacy-and-security",
      "note": "The website loads PostHog Cloud and Framer analytics, and the privacy page states PostHog is used for app analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.kanary.com/privacy-and-security",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions. The privacy page states Kanary never sells or shares personal information."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published. SOC 2 compliance is claimed, but no report or summary is public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.kanary.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.kanary.com",
      "note": "Grade C (50/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.gstatic.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "PostHog",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:46.574Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}