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Ungoogled Chromium vs Microsoft Edge: privacy compared

Ungoogled Chromium and Microsoft Edge are both rated in browsers against the same 8 public criteria.

Ungoogled Chromium compared with Microsoft Edge
CriterionUngoogled Chromium Our pickMicrosoft Edge
GradeGrade C C (63/100)Grade F F (30/100)
JurisdictionUnknownUnited States Five Eyes
Open source
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Yes sourcePartial source
No trackers or telemetry
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Yes sourceNo source
No ads or data sales
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Yes sourceNo source
Independent audit
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
NoNo
Blocks trackers by default
Are third-party trackers blocked by default, without installing extensions?
NoPartial source
Fingerprinting protection
Does the browser defend against fingerprinting by default?
Partial sourceNo source
No calls to big-tech services
Does the browser work without background connections to Google, Microsoft or Apple services?
Yes sourceNo source
Timely security updates
Are security fixes from the upstream engine shipped quickly and automatically?
Partial sourceYes source

Which is more private, Ungoogled Chromium or Microsoft Edge?

Ungoogled Chromium scores higher on the public criteria: 63 out of 100, against 30 for Microsoft Edge. Ungoogled Chromium does better on open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, fingerprinting protection and no calls to big-tech services. Microsoft Edge does better on blocks trackers by default and timely security updates. How scoring works

Summaries

Ungoogled Chromium. 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.

Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the browsers criteria. It meets 1 of 8 criteria: timely security updates. It partly meets open source and blocks trackers by default. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, fingerprinting protection and no calls to big-tech services. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

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