# Funkwhale privacy rating

Federated, self-hostable platform for streaming and sharing music and podcasts, built on ActivityPub and compatible with Subsonic apps.

## Summary

Funkwhale scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the music streaming 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.

- Website: https://www.funkwhale.audio
- Source code: https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Music streaming](https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://dev.funkwhale.audio/funkwhale/funkwhale/-/blob/develop/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The project states Funkwhale has no third-party analytics and no tracking. | https://www.funkwhale.audio/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Maintained by the non-profit Funkwhale Collective, funded by donations and grants, with no ads. | https://www.funkwhale.audio/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/funkwhale/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/music-streaming/funkwhale.md