Java and Kotlin frameworks
Ktor privacy rating
Kotlin framework from JetBrains for building asynchronous servers and HTTP clients with coroutines, extended through plugins.
Summary
Ktor scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the Java and Kotlin frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in Czechia: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR).
Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Apache 2.0-licensed.
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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 ktor.io website loads Google Tag Manager and Optimizely.
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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?
Developed by JetBrains and funded by its paid developer tools, with no ads in the framework.
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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.