Email clients
Nine privacy rating
Closed-source email and calendar app for Android and iOS built around Exchange ActiveSync, with email-only support for IMAP accounts.
Summary
Nine scores 39 out of 100 (grade F) on the email clients criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, connects directly and works with any provider. It partly meets blocks remote content. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and OpenPGP support. It is based in South Korea: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
Score 39 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?
Exodus finds Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics and OpenTelemetry in the Android app, and the website loads Google Analytics.
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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?
Funded by paid licenses. The privacy policy states user information is not sold, shared or rented.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
OpenPGP support Weight 2 of 3
Can the app encrypt and sign mail with OpenPGP, built in or through an official add-on?
PGP is not supported.
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Yes
Connects directly Weight 3 of 3
Does the app connect directly to your mail server, without passing mail or passwords through the vendor's servers?
Connects directly to mail servers. Passwords and messages are stored only on the device.
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Partial
Blocks remote content Weight 2 of 3
Are remote images and tracking pixels blocked by default?
Automatic loading of remote images can be turned off in settings.
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Yes
Works with any provider Weight 1 of 3
Does the app work with any standard IMAP and SMTP provider?
Works with Exchange ActiveSync servers and any IMAP provider, with IMAP limited to email.