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  "name": "Spring Boot",
  "description": "Java framework from the Spring project for building standalone applications, with auto-configuration, embedded web servers and starter dependencies.",
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    "windows"
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    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
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  "disclosure": null,
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  "score": 50,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Spring Boot scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the Java and Kotlin frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/jvm-frameworks/spring-boot/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/jvm-frameworks/spring-boot/index.md",
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      "answer": "yes",
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      "note": "Apache 2.0-licensed."
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      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot/",
      "note": "The framework has no telemetry, but the spring.io website loads Google Tag Manager, OneTrust and Cloudflare Web Analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://enterprise.spring.io/",
      "note": "Developed by Broadcom and funded by its paid Tanzu Spring support, with no ads in the framework."
    },
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      "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."
    }
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    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
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        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "OneTrust",
        "host": "cdn.cookielaw.org",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:18.381Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}