File archivers
The Unarchiver privacy rating
Free archive extraction app for macOS by MacPaw that opens RAR, 7z, ZIP, StuffIt and many older formats. Command-line tools unar and lsar are also available for other systems.
Summary
The Unarchiver scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the file archivers criteria. It partly meets open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in Cyprus: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).
Score 25 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The XADMaster extraction engine and command-line tools are LGPL-2.1, but the macOS app itself is closed source.
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The privacy policy lists Google Analytics, Hotjar and Sentry, and the website loads Google Tag Manager.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free with no ads in the app, but the privacy policy lists social and advertising networks among service providers used for MacPaw marketing.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.