# News readers privacy ratings

RSS and news readers.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Feeder](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/feeder/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source RSS, Atom and JSON Feed reader for Android that runs locally without an account, with optional sync between devices. |
| [Fluent Reader](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/fluent-reader/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source desktop feed reader for Windows, macOS and Linux built with Electron, which reads feeds locally or syncs with Fever and Google Reader API services, Inoreader and Feedbin. |
| [FreshRSS](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/freshrss/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | 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. |
| [Miniflux](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/miniflux/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Minimalist self-hosted feed reader for RSS, Atom and JSON Feed, written in Go with PostgreSQL. Removes tracking pixels and parameters. Also offered as a paid hosted service. |
| [NetNewsWire](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/netnewswire/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Free, open source RSS and Atom feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with sync through iCloud or services such as Feedbin, Feedly and FreshRSS. |
| [NewsBlur](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/newsblur/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Hosted feed reader with web, Android and iOS apps that learns which stories a reader likes, with shared stories and paid premium tiers. The server code is open source and can be self-hosted. |
| [Newsboat](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/newsboat/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Terminal-based RSS and Atom feed reader for Linux, macOS and BSD, a maintained fork of Newsbeuter, with support for podcasts and sync services such as Miniflux and FreshRSS. |
| [Read You](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/read-you/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Open source Material You feed reader for Android that works locally or syncs with FreshRSS and services using the Fever or Google Reader API. |
| [Tiny Tiny RSS](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/tiny-rss/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Self-hosted, web-based feed reader and aggregator for RSS and Atom, with plugins, filters and an API for mobile clients. Maintained as a community fork after the original project was retired. |
| [Feedly](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/feedly/) | F (20/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Hosted news reader for following RSS feeds, newsletters and other sources in one place, with web, Android and iOS apps and optional paid features. |
| [Inoreader](https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/inoreader/) | F (0/100) | Bulgaria | Hosted news reader for RSS feeds, newsletters and social feeds, with rules, filters and search, available on the web, Android and iOS. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/news-readers/