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Akamai Cloud (Linode) privacy rating
Cloud computing platform from Akamai, formerly Linode, offering virtual machines, Kubernetes, object storage and managed databases.
Summary
Akamai Cloud (Linode) scores 40 out of 100 (grade D) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: transparency report, TLS configuration, Reverse DNS and IPv6. It partly meets no ads or data sales, security headers and mail-friendly (port 25). It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, tells users about requests and anonymous payment. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.
Score 40 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?
Akamai websites use analytics and targeting cookies from LinkedIn, Google DoubleClick, Amazon and others.
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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?
Targeting cookies let advertising partners build interest profiles of visitors.
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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
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes DSA transparency reports with counts of orders from EU authorities; requests from other countries are not reported.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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Partial
Mail-friendly (port 25) Weight 1 of 3
Is outbound port 25 open by default, or opened on request?
SMTP ports are restricted on some new accounts and opened on request to support.
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Yes
Reverse DNS Weight 1 of 3
Can reverse DNS (PTR) records be set for IPv4 and IPv6?
rDNS for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses is set in Cloud Manager.
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No
Anonymous payment Weight 1 of 3
Can servers be paid for with cryptocurrency or without identity checks?
Payment is by card, Google Pay or PayPal only.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.
Linode has disclosed two security breaches.