Python web frameworks
Flask privacy rating
Lightweight WSGI web framework for Python, built on Werkzeug and Jinja, that leaves databases and other components to extensions.
Summary
Flask scores 70 out of 100 (grade C) on the Python web frameworks criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no trackers or telemetry. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
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?
BSD-3-Clause licensed.
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Yes
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?
No telemetry in the source code, and the website loads no third-party trackers.
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Partial
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 Pallets, but the documentation hosted on Read the Docs shows EthicalAds.
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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.