# 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.

- Website: https://librewolf.net
- Source code: https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Browsers](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/)
- Grade: B (83/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MPL-2.0. | https://codeberg.org/librewolf/source/src/branch/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Telemetry, crash reports, studies and experiments are disabled. | https://librewolf.net/docs/features/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project with no ads. It does not accept donations. | https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#why-dont-you-accept-donations |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Blocks trackers by default | Yes | Ships uBlock Origin and Enhanced Tracking Protection in Strict mode. | https://librewolf.net/docs/features/ |
| Fingerprinting protection | Yes | Resist Fingerprinting is enabled by default. | https://librewolf.net/docs/features/ |
| No calls to big-tech services | Yes | Google Safe Browsing is disabled, and the remaining outgoing connections are for updates and block lists. | https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#why-do-you-disable-google-safe-browsing |
| Timely security updates | Partial | Releases usually follow Firefox within three days, but there is no built-in auto-update. | https://librewolf.net/docs/faq/#how-often-do-you-update-librewolf |

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