# IronFox privacy rating

Firefox-based browser for Android, a fork of Mull, with telemetry removed, uBlock Origin preinstalled, Strict tracking protection and hardened privacy settings.

## Summary

IronFox scores 85 out of 100 (grade B) on the browsers criteria. It meets 6 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, blocks trackers by default, fingerprinting protection and timely security updates. It partly meets no calls to big-tech services. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://ironfoxoss.org
- Source code: https://gitlab.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox
- Platforms: Android
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Browsers](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/)
- Grade: B (85/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Build scripts are AGPL-3.0, and patches are MPL-2.0 or Apache-2.0. | https://codeberg.org/ironfox-oss/IronFox/src/branch/dev/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Telemetry and data collection are disabled at build time, and tracking libraries such as Adjust and Sentry are removed. | https://ironfoxoss.org/docs/features/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project. It does not collect, store or sell user data and has no ads. | https://ironfoxoss.org/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Blocks trackers by default | Yes | Ships uBlock Origin and enables Strict Enhanced Tracking Protection by default. | https://ironfoxoss.org/docs/features/ |
| Fingerprinting protection | Yes | Enables Firefox's fingerprinting protection by default, which alters fingerprinting data. | https://ironfoxoss.org/docs/features/ |
| No calls to big-tech services | Partial | Google Safe Browsing is on by default through a privacy proxy and can be turned off in settings. Google Play Services are not required. | https://ironfoxoss.org/docs/safe-browsing/ |
| Timely security updates | Yes | Releases follow each Firefox release, and Accrescent installs updates automatically. | https://ironfoxoss.org/releases/ |

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