{
  "slug": "ios",
  "category": "mobile-operating-systems",
  "name": "iOS",
  "description": "Apple's closed source operating system for the iPhone, with the App Store as the main app source and integration with iCloud and other Apple services.",
  "website": "https://www.apple.com/os/ios/",
  "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": "F",
  "score": 35,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "iOS scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the mobile operating systems criteria. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet open source. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/ios/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/mobile-operating-systems/ios/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://opensource.apple.com/",
      "note": "Closed source; Apple publishes only some components, such as the Darwin kernel and WebKit."
    },
    "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 system; Apple collects first-party analytics, and device analytics sharing can be turned off."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/apple-advertising/",
      "note": "Apple shows its own ads in the App Store, News, Stocks, Maps and TV apps; personalized ads can be turned off and Apple states it does not sell personal data."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.apple.com/guide/certifications/ios-security-certifications-apc3fa917cb49/web",
      "note": "iOS holds Common Criteria and FIPS 140-3 certifications from accredited labs, but Apple publishes the certification list rather than a full audit report."
    },
    "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."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:32.675Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}