# PrivacySpy privacy rating

Companion extension for PrivacySpy, an open project that rates and annotates privacy policies; it shows the PrivacySpy score for the current website.

## Summary

PrivacySpy scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the browser extensions criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://privacyspy.org
- Source code: https://github.com/politiwatch/privacyspy
- License: GPL-3.0
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Browser extensions](https://privacyratings.com/browser-extensions/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-3.0. | https://github.com/politiwatch/privacyspy/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The extension collects no usage data beyond an aggregate count of requests to the PrivacySpy server. | https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacyspy/privacy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | No ads, and the project states it does not collect personal data unless users provide it. | https://privacyspy.org/terms-and-privacy/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/browser-extensions/privacyspy/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/browser-extensions/privacyspy.md