Privacy Ratings

Task management

Linear privacy rating

Issue tracking and project management tool for software teams, with cycles, roadmaps and triage. Data is hosted by Linear.

United States Five EyesPlatforms: Web · Windows · macOS · Android · iOS

Summary

Linear scores 20 out of 100 (grade F) on the task management criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

Score 20 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • No

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

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

    Closed source.

  • 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?

    The privacy policy describes third-party analytics providers and analytics cookies that also measure advertising campaigns. Exodus finds Sentry in the Android app.

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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?

    Funded by subscriptions with no ads in the product, but the privacy policy says some disclosures may count as a sale under state laws and cookies are used to measure advertising campaigns.

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  • Partial

    Independent audit Weight 2 of 3

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

    States SOC 2 Type II audits and ISO 27001 certification, but the reports are only available on request.

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