URL shorteners
Dub privacy rating
Open source link management platform for short links, QR codes, conversion tracking and affiliate programs. Available as a hosted service or for self-hosting.
Summary
Dub scores 59 out of 100 (grade D) on the URL shorteners criteria. It meets 3 of 9 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and security headers. It does not meet transparency report, tells users about requests and modern web standards. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 66%.
Score 59 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3 Source-available
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
All code is public. Most is AGPL-3.0, and code in the ee directories uses a separate source-available commercial license.
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Partial
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 website uses proxied Plausible analytics and Dub's own analytics, and the privacy policy states no third-party cookies are used.
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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 subscriptions. The privacy policy states personal information is not sold or rented.
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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?
Dub states it is SOC 2 Type II certified, but the report is not public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (70/100+)
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No
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 66%