Notes
Apple Notes privacy rating
Apple's built-in notes app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with checklists, attachments, scanned documents, folders and tags. Notes sync through iCloud and are end-to-end encrypted only when Advanced Data Protection is turned on.
Summary
Apple Notes scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the notes criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
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 third-party trackers in the app, and sharing device analytics with Apple is opt-in. Apple web pages load Apple's own analytics (ac-analytics, sent to metrics.apple.com) by default.
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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?
No ads in the app, which is included with Apple devices. Apple states it does not sell personal data.
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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.