OS downloaders and bootable USB tools
Raspberry Pi Imager privacy rating
Raspberry Pi's official tool for downloading operating system images and writing them to SD cards and USB drives, with options to preconfigure hostname, Wi-Fi, users and SSH.
Summary
Raspberry Pi Imager scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the OS downloaders and bootable USB tools criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US.
Score 65 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?
Anonymous download statistics are sent to a Raspberry Pi server by default and can be turned off in App Options. Analytics cookies on the website are optional.
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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. Raspberry Pi states it does not share data with other companies for their marketing.
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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.