Social networks
PieFed privacy rating
Federated, self-hostable link aggregator and forum built on ActivityPub, compatible with Lemmy communities.
Summary
PieFed scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the social networks criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
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?
The project states PieFed has no tracking. Error reporting to Sentry is only used when a server admin configures it.
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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?
The project states PieFed has no 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.