Diagrams and whiteboards
Microsoft Visio privacy rating
Microsoft's diagramming app for flowcharts, org charts, floor plans and network diagrams, available as a Windows desktop app and in the browser as part of Microsoft 365. Cloud files are stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.
Summary
Microsoft Visio scores 59 out of 100 (grade D) on the diagrams and whiteboards criteria. It meets 6 of 9 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests, TLS configuration, security headers and modern web standards. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+ and Internet.nl website score 96%.
Score 59 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
Visio, like other Microsoft 365 apps, always sends required diagnostic data to Microsoft, which cannot be turned off.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Sold by subscription with no ads in Visio, and the privacy statement says personal files and documents are not used to target ads.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Microsoft 365 services have SOC 2 audits by an independent CPA firm. The reports are only available to customers through the Service Trust Portal.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes counts of government requests for consumer and enterprise data twice a year.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Microsoft notifies users and enterprise customers of requests for their data unless legally prohibited.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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Yes
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+ (110/100+)
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Yes
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 96%