Privacy Ratings

Email security tools

Paperweight privacy rating

Local-first desktop app that scans an inbox to list the services holding your data, then helps unsubscribe and send data deletion requests.

License: MIT

Summary

Paperweight scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the email security tools 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.

Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    MIT.

    github.com

  • Yes

    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?

    No telemetry or analytics in the app's source code. The website uses cookieless Umami analytics.

    github.com

  • 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 Pro plans. No ads.

    paperweight.email

  • 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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