# Basilisk Browser privacy rating

Desktop browser built on the Unified XUL Platform (UXP) and Goanna engine, a fork of Mozilla's older code base. Keeps support for NPAPI plugins and XUL extensions.

## Summary

Basilisk Browser scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the browsers criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and no calls to big-tech services. It does not meet independent audit, blocks trackers by default, fingerprinting protection and timely security updates.

- Website: https://www.basilisk-browser.org
- Source code: https://repo.palemoon.org/Basilisk-Dev/Basilisk
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Browsers](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MPL-2.0. | https://repo.palemoon.org/Basilisk-Dev/Basilisk/src/branch/master/LICENSE.md |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No analytics or telemetry are collected. The only default third-party service is IP-based geolocation when a site requests it. | https://www.basilisk-browser.org/privacy.html |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | No ads and no data sales. Funded by donations. | https://www.basilisk-browser.org/privacy.html |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Blocks trackers by default | No | No built-in tracker blocking. Requires add-ons. |  |
| Fingerprinting protection | No | Not configured to resist fingerprinting out of the box. | https://www.basilisk-browser.org/privacy.html |
| No calls to big-tech services | Yes | The listed default third-party services do not include Google, Microsoft or Apple. | https://www.basilisk-browser.org/privacy.html |
| Timely security updates | No | Releases come roughly monthly on the forked UXP platform, with Mozilla security fixes ported selectively, so fixes can lag weeks. | https://www.basilisk-browser.org/releasenotes.html |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/browsers/basilisk-browser/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/browsers/basilisk-browser.md