# Gboard privacy rating

Google's keyboard app for Android and iOS, with glide typing, voice typing, built-in Google search, translation, emoji and GIF search.

## Summary

Gboard scores 12 out of 100 (grade F) on the mobile keyboards criteria. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source, no ads or data sales, independent audit and works offline. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Category: [Mobile keyboards](https://privacyratings.com/keyboards/)
- Grade: F (12/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | Partial | Exodus found no third-party trackers, but Gboard sends federated learning data from typing to Google by default, which can be turned off. | https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/12373137 |
| No ads or data sales | No | The app shows no ads, but it is a free Google product funded by Google's advertising business. | https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Works offline | No | Has network access and sends learnings from typing to Google through federated learning by default. | https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/12373137 |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/keyboards/gboard/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/keyboards/gboard.md