Proxies
Outline privacy rating
Tool for setting up a personal Shadowsocks-based VPN server on a cloud provider and sharing access keys, with a manager app for servers and client apps for users.
Summary
Outline scores 70 out of 100 (grade C) on the proxies criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 70 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?
Apache-2.0 for the apps and the server.
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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 website loads Google Analytics, and the apps send crash reports to Sentry; usage metrics are opt-in.
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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 software maintained by a non-profit foundation, with no ads or data sales.
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Yes
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Full Cure53 report on the Outline SDK; older full reports from Radically Open Security and Cure53 are also published.