Video platforms
PeerTube privacy rating
Federated, self-hostable video platform built on ActivityPub, with peer-to-peer streaming to reduce server load. Videos from any PeerTube server can be watched from any other.
Summary
PeerTube scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the video platforms 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. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR).
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 PeerTube software has no telemetry, but the joinpeertube.org website uses Framasoft's self-hosted Matomo analytics.
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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?
Developed by the non-profit Framasoft, funded by donations, 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.