# GNOME Boxes privacy rating

GNOME desktop app for creating, running and viewing local and remote virtual machines, built on QEMU, KVM and libvirt. It can download operating system images and set up guests automatically.

## Summary

GNOME Boxes scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the virtual machines 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. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://apps.gnome.org/Boxes/
- Source code: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-boxes
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Linux
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Virtual machines](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/)
- Also rated: [Evolution](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/evolution/) (Email clients), [Geary](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/geary/) (Email clients), [GNOME Web](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/gnome-web/) (Browsers), [Authenticator GNOME](https://privacyratings.com/two-factor-authentication/authenticator-gnome/) (Two-factor authentication), [SeaHorse](https://privacyratings.com/pgp-tools/seahorse/) (PGP tools), [Impression](https://privacyratings.com/os-installers/impression/) (OS downloaders and bootable USB tools), [Disk Usage Analyzer](https://privacyratings.com/disk-usage-analyzers/disk-usage-analyzer/) (Disk usage analyzers), [Déjà Dup](https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/deja-dup/) (File sync and backup), [Pika Backup](https://privacyratings.com/file-sync/pika-backup/) (File sync and backup), [File Roller](https://privacyratings.com/archivers/file-roller/) (File archivers), [Papers](https://privacyratings.com/pdf-tools/papers/) (PDF readers and editors), [Orca](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/orca/) (Accessibility), [Rhythmbox](https://privacyratings.com/media-players/rhythmbox/) (Media and podcast players), [Fragments](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/fragments/) (Torrent clients), [Switcheroo](https://privacyratings.com/file-converters/switcheroo/) (File converters)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | LGPL-2.1-or-later. | https://apps.gnome.org/Boxes/ |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and no third-party trackers were found on the website. | https://apps.gnome.org/Boxes/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free GNOME project supported by donations to the GNOME Foundation, with no ads. | https://apps.gnome.org/Boxes/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/virtual-machines/gnome-boxes/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/virtual-machines/gnome-boxes.md