# Iridium privacy rating

Chromium fork that disables or makes opt-in the transmission of queries, keywords and metrics to Google and other services. Distributed as source code tarballs only.

## Summary

Iridium scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the browsers criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no calls to big-tech services. It does not meet independent audit, blocks trackers by default, fingerprinting protection and timely security updates. It is based in Germany: Fourteen Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).

- Website: https://iridiumbrowser.de
- Source code: https://iridiumbrowser.de/downloads/source
- Jurisdiction: Germany. Fourteen Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Browsers](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/)
- Grade: D (45/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Uses the same open-source licenses as Chromium. Source is published as tarballs and in a Git repository. | https://iridiumbrowser.de/faq |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Metrics and partial queries are only sent with the user's approval. | https://iridiumbrowser.de/about |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | No ads in the browser and no data sales. | https://iridiumbrowser.de/about |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Blocks trackers by default | No | No built-in tracker blocking. |  |
| Fingerprinting protection | No | No fingerprinting protection beyond Chromium defaults. |  |
| No calls to big-tech services | Partial | Google Safe Browsing is on by default and contacts Google servers, but can be turned off. Google sign-in and sync are not available. | https://iridiumbrowser.de/faq |
| Timely security updates | No | Only source tarballs are published, with no automatic updates, and releases trail current Chromium by several weeks. | https://iridiumbrowser.de/news/archive/ |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/browsers/iridium/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/browsers/iridium.md