Media and podcast players
Rhythmbox privacy rating
Open source music player and library manager for the GNOME desktop on Linux, with internet radio, podcasts, audio CD playback and plugins such as Last.fm and ListenBrainz scrobbling.
Summary
Rhythmbox scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the media and podcast players 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
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-2.0-or-later with an exception for GStreamer plugins.
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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 source code, and the project website loads no trackers.
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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?
Part of the GNOME project, supported by the non-profit GNOME Foundation through donations, with no ads.
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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.