# Radicle privacy rating

Open source peer-to-peer code collaboration stack built on Git, where repositories, issues and patches are replicated between nodes and signed with cryptographic identities, with no central server.

## Summary

Radicle scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the code hosting criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://radicle.dev
- Source code: https://radicle.network/nodes/seed.radicle.dev/rad%3Az3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Plausible (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Code hosting](https://privacyratings.com/code-hosting/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT or Apache-2.0. | https://radicle.network/nodes/seed.radicle.dev/rad%3Az3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5/tree/LICENSE-MIT |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers, and the software has no telemetry. The radicle.dev website's Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only. | https://radicle.dev |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by grants from Radworks, with no ads. | https://radicle.dev/faq |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/code-hosting/radicle/
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