Remote desktop
Chrome Remote Desktop privacy rating
Free remote access tool from Google that connects to Windows, macOS and Linux computers through a web app or mobile apps, using a Google account and Google's relay servers.
Summary
Chrome Remote Desktop scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the remote desktop criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source; the official apps and service are proprietary, though parts of the host code are published in the Chromium source tree.
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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?
Google collects anonymized data on network delays and session length, with no documented way to turn it 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 app shows no ads, but it is provided free by Google, whose privacy policy uses activity across its services to fund and personalize advertising.
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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.