Notes
Google Keep privacy rating
Google's note-taking app for quick text notes, checklists, images, drawings and voice memos, with labels, colors and reminders. Notes sync through a Google account and are not end-to-end encrypted.
Summary
Google Keep scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the notes criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 30 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
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?
Exodus finds no third-party trackers, but the Play data safety listing declares collection of app interactions, diagnostics and device IDs for analytics.
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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 app with no ads. The Play data safety listing declares no sharing with third parties and no data use for advertising.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Google Workspace, which includes Keep, has third-party SOC 2 audits. Only the SOC 3 summary report is public.