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Ungoogled Chromium vs Safari: privacy compared

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

Ungoogled Chromium compared with Safari
CriterionUngoogled Chromium Our pickSafari
GradeGrade C C (63/100)Grade C C (63/100)
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 sourcePartial source
No ads or data sales
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Yes sourceYes 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 sourceYes source
No calls to big-tech services
Does the browser work without background connections to Google, Microsoft or Apple services?
Yes sourcePartial 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 Safari?

Ungoogled Chromium and Safari have the same score: 63 out of 100. Ungoogled Chromium does better on open source, no trackers or telemetry and no calls to big-tech services. Safari does better on blocks trackers by default, fingerprinting protection 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.

Safari. Safari scores 63 out of 100 (grade C) on the browsers criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, fingerprinting protection and timely security updates. It partly meets open source, no trackers or telemetry, blocks trackers by default and no calls to big-tech services. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

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