Privacy test tools
Blocked.org privacy rating
Open Rights Group tool that checks whether a website is blocked by the filters of UK mobile and broadband Internet service providers.
Summary
Blocked.org scores 66 out of 100 (grade C) on the privacy test tools criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, tells users about requests and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and transparency report. It does not meet independent audit and security headers. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade F.
Score 66 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Front end is GPL-3.0; the API and backend are published as openrightsgroup/Blocking-Middleware under GPL-3.0.
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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?
Self-hosted Matomo analytics is on by default, with an opt-out and Do Not Track support; no third-party 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?
Funded by donations to Open Rights Group, which states it never sells 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.
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Partial
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
The privacy policy states unwarranted law enforcement requests are refused, but no request counts are published.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
The privacy policy promises to notify affected users of law enforcement requests unless legally prohibited.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade F (0/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.