Virtual machines
virt-manager privacy rating
Desktop app for managing virtual machines through libvirt, mainly KVM guests, with Xen and LXC support. It includes creation wizards, performance statistics and a built-in VNC and SPICE console.
Summary
virt-manager 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.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-2.0-or-later.
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Yes
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?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and no third-party trackers were found on the website.
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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 open source project distributed through operating system repositories, with no ads or paid tiers.
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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.