News readers
Newsboat privacy rating
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.
Summary
Newsboat 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.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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 scripts.
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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?
Free volunteer project with no ads or paid tiers.
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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.