Browsers
Vivaldi privacy rating
Chromium-based browser from Vivaldi Technologies with a customizable interface, built-in mail, calendar and feed reader, and optional tracker and ad blocking.
Summary
Vivaldi scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the browsers criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: timely security updates. It partly meets open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, blocks trackers by default, fingerprinting protection and no calls to big-tech services. It is based in Norway: Nine Eyes member; EEA member (GDPR).
Score 28 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
-
Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Changes to Chromium are published under a BSD license, but the user interface code is not under an open-source license.
-
No
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?
The browser sends a daily message with a unique installation ID, version and screen resolution to count users, and no setting to turn it off is documented. The website uses Umami analytics.
-
Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Default bookmarks and search engines include revenue-sharing partners, which can be removed. No data is sold.
-
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.
-
No
Blocks trackers by default Weight 3 of 3
Are third-party trackers blocked by default, without installing extensions?
The ad blocker is off by default. Tracker blocking is a setting that the user chooses.
-
No
Fingerprinting protection Weight 2 of 3
Does the browser defend against fingerprinting by default?
No fingerprinting protection is documented.
-
No
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 used on desktop and Android and can only be turned off on desktop.
-
Yes
Timely security updates Weight 3 of 3
Are security fixes from the upstream engine shipped quickly and automatically?
Minor updates bring Chromium security fixes within days and install automatically on Windows and macOS.