Encrypted cloud storage
Infomaniak kDrive privacy rating
Cloud storage from Swiss company Infomaniak, hosted in its own data centers in Switzerland, with open-source desktop and mobile apps.
Summary
Infomaniak kDrive scores 41 out of 100 (grade D) on the encrypted cloud storage criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets open source and independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C-.
Score 41 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Desktop and mobile apps are open source under GPL-3.0. The server is not.
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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?
Traffic is measured with self-hosted Matomo, but with consent the website also loads Google Ads and other advertising partners' tracking.
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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?
Funded by paid plans, with no ads in the service.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Infomaniak is ISO 27001 certified, but only the certificate is public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C- (45/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.