# FreeBSD privacy rating

A Unix-like operating system descended from BSD, developed as a complete system of kernel and userland, with ZFS, jails and the bhyve hypervisor.

## Summary

FreeBSD scores 100 out of 100 (grade A) on the desktop operating systems criteria. It meets 4 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://www.freebsd.org
- Source code: https://cgit.freebsd.org/src
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Home page trackers: Plausible (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Desktop operating systems](https://privacyratings.com/desktop-operating-systems/)
- Grade: A (100/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | BSD-2-Clause for the base system, with some components under other open source licenses. | https://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license/ |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No third-party trackers, and the operating system has no telemetry. The website's Plausible analytics are cookieless and aggregate-only. | https://www.freebsd.org/privacy/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by donations to the FreeBSD Foundation, with no ads. | https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate-to-freebsd-foundation/ |
| Independent audit | Yes | Synacktiv audited the bhyve hypervisor and the Capsicum sandbox, and the full report is published. | https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_Code_Audit_Capsicum_Bhyve_FreeBSD_Foundation.pdf |

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