File sync and backup
Backblaze Personal Backup privacy rating
Automatic cloud backup service for Windows and Mac computers with unlimited storage, file versioning and restores by download or mailed drive. An optional private encryption key keeps data unreadable to Backblaze.
Summary
Backblaze Personal Backup scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the file sync and backup criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. 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.
Score 30 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?
The website uses Google Tag Manager, VWO and third-party tools that record visitor clicks and mouse movement.
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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 subscriptions, with no ads. The privacy policy says contact details are not shared with other companies for marketing.
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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?
States it is SSAE-18 SOC 2 compliant, but the report is not public.