Google Home privacy rating

Summary

Google Home scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the smart home criteria. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

Score 10 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

• ✖No

  Open source ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

  Closed source.

• ✖No

  No trackers or telemetry ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

  The Android app includes Google Firebase Analytics.

  reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org

• ✖No

  No ads or data sales ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

  Part of Google's advertising business. Voice interactions with the Assistant may be used for ad personalization, though recordings and sensor data are not.

  safety.google

• ◐Partial

  Independent audit ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

  Nest devices are assessed by third-party labs such as DEKRA, but only short validation summaries are published.

  support.google.com