{
  "slug": "edison-mail",
  "category": "email-clients",
  "name": "Edison Mail",
  "description": "Closed-source email client for iOS, Android and macOS from Edison Software, an affiliate of YipitData, that sorts messages into categories such as packages, travel and receipts.",
  "website": "https://www.edisonmail.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "ios",
    "android",
    "macos"
  ],
  "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": 11,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Edison Mail scores 11 out of 100 (grade F) on the email clients criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: works with any provider. It partly meets blocks remote content. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, OpenPGP support and connects directly. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/edison-mail/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/edison-mail/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://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.easilydo.mail/latest/",
      "note": "Exodus finds 7 trackers in the Android app, including Google AdMob, Google Analytics, Firebase Analytics and Mixpanel, and the website loads Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and TikTok trackers."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.edisonmail.com/privacy",
      "note": "The privacy policy describes creating de-identified data from commercial emails and selling it to business subscribers, and using data to tailor ads."
    },
    "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."
    },
    "openpgp": {
      "title": "OpenPGP support",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No PGP or S/MIME support is documented."
    },
    "no_cloud_relay": {
      "title": "Connects directly",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://mailsupport.edison.tech/hc/en-us/articles/360016157331-Does-Edison-store-my-messages",
      "note": "Commercial messages such as receipts, shipments and travel alerts are processed and stored on Edison servers."
    },
    "remote_content_blocked": {
      "title": "Blocks remote content",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.edisonmail.com/privacy-commitments",
      "note": "Read receipt tracking pixels are blocked, but other remote images still load."
    },
    "any_provider": {
      "title": "Works with any provider",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://mailsupport.edison.tech/hc/en-us/articles/115000591046-Which-types-of-accounts-does-Edison-Mail-support",
      "note": "Works with any IMAP provider, plus Gmail, Outlook and Exchange accounts. POP3 is not supported."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Meta Pixel",
        "host": "www.facebook.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Microsoft Clarity",
        "host": "www.clarity.ms",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "TikTok Pixel",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:48.449Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}