# FreshRSS privacy rating

Self-hosted feed reader and aggregator written in PHP, with multi-user support, extensions, WebSub and APIs compatible with Google Reader and Fever mobile clients.

## Summary

FreshRSS scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the news readers 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://freshrss.org
- Source code: https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Platforms: Web, Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [News readers](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | AGPL-3.0. | https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/blob/edge/LICENSE.txt |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no third-party scripts. | https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project funded by donations, with no ads. | https://liberapay.com/FreshRSS/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/freshrss/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/news-readers/freshrss.md