Screenshots and screen recording
Snipping Tool privacy rating
Microsoft's screenshot and screen recording tool built into Windows. It captures the full screen, a window or a region, with basic markup and on-device text recognition.
Summary
Snipping Tool scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the screenshots and screen recording criteria. It meets 3 of 6 criteria: no ads or data sales, saved locally by default and no account needed. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 38 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?
Required Windows diagnostic data is sent to Microsoft and can only be turned off on Enterprise, Education and Server editions.
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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?
No ads in the app, which is included with Windows. Microsoft states it does not use personal files, photos or documents to target 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.
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Yes
Saved locally by default Weight 2 of 3
Are screenshots and recordings saved on the device unless you choose to upload them?
Snips are saved automatically to the local Screenshots folder.
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