Private front ends
Grayjay privacy rating
Video app from FUTO that aggregates YouTube, PeerTube, Twitch and other platforms through plugins into one feed, with local subscriptions and downloads. The source code is public under a non-commercial license.
Summary
Grayjay scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the private front ends criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3 Source-available
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
All code is public under the source-available FUTO Source First License, which is not OSI-approved.
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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?
Release builds send launch telemetry with a random ID, device model and enabled plugins to FUTO, with no setting to turn it off.
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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 optional one-time license purchases, with 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.