# Alpine Linux privacy rating

Alpine is a security-oriented, lightweight distro based on musl libc and busybox. It compiles all user-space binaries as position-independent executables with stack-smashing protection.

## Summary

Alpine Linux scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the desktop operating systems 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://www.alpinelinux.org
- Source code: https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Desktop operating systems](https://privacyratings.com/desktop-operating-systems/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Built entirely from open source packages. Each package lists its license. | https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the base system. | https://github.com/alpinelinux/aports |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by sponsors and donations, with no ads. | https://www.alpinelinux.org/sponsors/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/desktop-operating-systems/alpine-linux/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/desktop-operating-systems/alpine-linux.md