Browsers
LibreWolf privacy rating
Independent fork of Firefox with telemetry removed, uBlock Origin included and Resist Fingerprinting enabled by default.
Summary
LibreWolf scores 83 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 no calls to big-tech services. It partly meets timely security updates. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 83 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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?
Telemetry, crash reports, studies and experiments are disabled.
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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?
Volunteer project with no ads. It does not accept donations.
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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.
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Yes
Blocks trackers by default Weight 3 of 3
Are third-party trackers blocked by default, without installing extensions?
Ships uBlock Origin and Enhanced Tracking Protection in Strict mode.
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Yes
Fingerprinting protection Weight 2 of 3
Does the browser defend against fingerprinting by default?
Resist Fingerprinting is enabled by default.
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Yes
No calls to big-tech services Weight 2 of 3
Does the browser work without background connections to Google, Microsoft or Apple services?
Google Safe Browsing is disabled, and the remaining outgoing connections are for updates and block lists.
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Partial
Timely security updates Weight 3 of 3
Are security fixes from the upstream engine shipped quickly and automatically?
Releases usually follow Firefox within three days, but there is no built-in auto-update.