# 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.

- Website: https://someonewhocares.org/hosts
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Blocklists](https://privacyratings.com/blocklists/)
- Grade: D (40/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | 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. | https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test). |  |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | The list carries a sponsor credit for AdGuard; no ad network or data sales. | https://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/blocklists/someonewhocares-hosts/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/blocklists/someonewhocares-hosts.md