URL shorteners
YOURLS privacy rating
Self-hosted PHP URL shortener with a plugin system, an API, bookmarklets and click statistics for your own short domain.
Summary
YOURLS scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the URL shorteners criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 65 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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 update check sends usage statistics such as the site URL and link and click counts to api.yourls.org by default. It can be turned off with YOURLS_NO_VERSION_CHECK.
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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?
Free software funded by sponsors through Open Collective, with 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.