Smart home
Gladys Assistant privacy rating
Self-hosted, open source smart home software that runs locally on a Raspberry Pi, mini PC or NAS, with Zigbee, Matter and MQTT support. Optional paid remote access and backups through Gladys Plus.
Summary
Gladys Assistant scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the smart home criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).
Score 50 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?
Apache-2.0. The Gladys Plus gateway is also open source.
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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?
Each instance sends usage statistics, including an instance ID, device count and integrations in use, with every update check, and there is no setting to turn this off.
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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?
Funded by Gladys Plus subscriptions. The privacy policy states data is never sold or shared for 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.