Browsers
Ungoogled Chromium privacy rating
Our pick
Chromium with all Google web services, background requests and Google-specific code removed, while keeping the familiar Chromium experience.
Summary
Ungoogled Chromium scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) 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 partly meets fingerprinting protection and timely security updates. It does not meet independent audit and blocks trackers by default.
Score 63 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
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?
Removes all background requests to web services while building and running the browser.
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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?
Community project with no ads or commercial funding.
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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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No
Blocks trackers by default Weight 3 of 3
Are third-party trackers blocked by default, without installing extensions?
No built-in blocker. Install uBlock Origin or uBlock Origin Lite.
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Partial
Fingerprinting protection Weight 2 of 3
Does the browser defend against fingerprinting by default?
Canvas and client-rect noise flags exist but are off 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?
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Partial
Timely security updates Weight 3 of 3
Are security fixes from the upstream engine shipped quickly and automatically?
No built-in auto-update. Builds come from package managers and community packagers.