Blocklists
Someonewhocares Hosts privacy rating
Hosts file maintained by Dan Pollock that blocks ad, tracking, spyware and malware domains, with a 0.0.0.0 variant.
Summary
Someonewhocares Hosts scores 40 out of 100 (grade D) on the blocklists criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.
Score 40 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3 Source-available
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The whole hosts file is public, under source-available terms that allow copying and sharing for non-commercial use with attribution, which is not an OSI-approved license.
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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 home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test).
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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?
The list carries a sponsor credit for AdGuard; no ad network or data sales.
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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.