Bookmarks and read-later
Raindrop.io privacy rating
Hosted bookmark manager for saving, tagging and organizing links, articles and files in collections, with a web app, browser extensions and desktop and mobile apps.
Summary
Raindrop.io scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the bookmarks and read-later criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 35 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 web app, browser extensions and desktop app are MIT-licensed; the server and mobile apps are 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 web app sends error reports to Sentry and the privacy policy describes usage analytics and third-party cookies; the Android app has no known trackers in its Exodus report.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by Pro subscriptions, with no ads.
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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.