# secureblue privacy rating

Hardened images of Fedora Atomic desktops and servers, with a hardened memory allocator and hardened kernel and system settings.

## Summary

secureblue 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://secureblue.dev
- Source code: https://github.com/secureblue/secureblue
- License: Apache-2.0
- Platforms: Linux
- 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 | Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/secureblue/secureblue/blob/live/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No trackers on the website, and Fedora's count-me reporting is disabled by default. | https://github.com/secureblue/secureblue/blob/live/files/system/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/40-secureblue.preset |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project funded by donations, with no ads. | https://secureblue.dev/donate |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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