Privacy Ratings

Bookmarks and read-later

XBrowserSync privacy rating

Browser extension and Android app that syncs bookmarks with end-to-end encryption through a community-run or self-hosted sync server, without an account.

License: GPL-3.0

Summary

XBrowserSync scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the bookmarks and read-later 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.

Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    GPL-3.0.

    github.com

  • Yes

    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 project states it collects no personal, usage or telemetry data.

    addons.mozilla.org

  • Yes

    No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3

    Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

    Free and funded by donations; the project states there are no ads.

    xbrowsersync.org

  • 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.

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