# 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.

- Website: https://www.linode.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Category: [Server hosting](https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/)
- Grade: D (40/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | Akamai websites use analytics and targeting cookies from LinkedIn, Google DoubleClick, Amazon and others. | https://www.akamai.com/legal/manage-cookie-preferences |
| No ads or data sales | Partial | Targeting cookies let advertising partners build interest profiles of visitors. | https://www.akamai.com/legal/manage-cookie-preferences |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | Yes | Publishes DSA transparency reports with counts of orders from EU authorities; requests from other countries are not reported. | https://www.akamai.com/legal/eu-digital-services-act |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.linode.com&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B (75/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.linode.com |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |
| Mail-friendly (port 25) | Partial | SMTP ports are restricted on some new accounts and opened on request to support. | https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/send-email |
| Reverse DNS | Yes | rDNS for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses is set in Cloud Manager. | https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/configure-rdns-reverse-dns-on-a-compute-instance |
| IPv6 | Yes | Every Linode is created with an IPv6 address. | https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/an-overview-of-ipv6-on-linode |
| Anonymous payment | No | Payment is by card, Google Pay or PayPal only. | https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/manage-payment-methods |

Linode has disclosed two security breaches.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/linode/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/server-hosting/linode.md