{
  "slug": "fing-app",
  "category": "mobile-security-apps",
  "name": "Fing App",
  "description": "Network scanner app that lists the devices on a Wi-Fi network and runs security and speed checks. Some features need a paid plan or Fing hardware.",
  "website": "https://www.fing.com/app/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "IE",
    "name": "Ireland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": true,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Fing App scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the mobile security apps criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in Ireland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/fing-app/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/mobile-security-apps/fing-app/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.overlook.android.fing/latest/",
      "note": "The Exodus report finds six trackers including Google Analytics and Facebook SDKs, and the website loads Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Meta Pixel."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.fing.com/fing-privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy allows sharing device identifiers and hashed emails with advertising partners for ad targeting."
    },
    "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."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cookiebot",
        "host": "consentcdn.cookiebot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Facebook SDK",
        "host": "connect.facebook.net",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Analytics",
        "host": "google-analytics.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google DoubleClick",
        "host": "googleads.g.doubleclick.net",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Microsoft Ads",
        "host": "bat.bing.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "TikTok Pixel",
        "host": "analytics.tiktok.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "WordPress.com Stats",
        "host": "stats.wp.com",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:00:45.372Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}