OS downloaders and bootable USB tools
Rufus privacy rating
A Windows utility that formats USB drives and writes bootable USB media from ISO and disk images, and can download Windows ISOs.
Summary
Rufus scores 30 out of 100 (grade F) on the OS downloaders and bootable USB tools criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.
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?
The rufus.ie website loads Google Analytics and Google AdSense. The app's update check asks first, unless the executable is named rufus.exe, and can be turned off.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The rufus.ie website shows Google AdSense ads. The app itself has no ads.
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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.