Weather app privacy ratings
Weather apps. Many sell precise location data; some need none.
5 weather apps are rated against 4 public criteria, and 5 have enough evidence for a letter grade. Of the 3 with a known jurisdiction, 2 are based in a Five Eyes country, and 2 in the wider Fourteen Eyes.
Criteria for this category · Suggest an addition · Markdown
| Name | Grade | Score | Data | Jurisdiction | Open source | No trackers or telemetry | No ads or data sales | Independent audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open-source Android weather app with forecasts, nowcasting, air quality, pollen and alerts from more than 50 selectable weather sources. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Open-source Android weather app that shows forecasts from Open-Meteo with graphs, works offline and does not access the device location. |
Grade B | 80 | 100% | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Weather forecast website and app from AccuWeather, with hourly and daily forecasts, radar and severe weather alerts. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Swiss weather service with forecasts, meteograms, multi-model comparisons and weather maps on its website and apps. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | Switzerland Outside Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Weather forecast website and app from The Weather Company, with radar, severe weather alerts and news. |
Grade F | 0 | 100% | United States Five Eyes | No | No | No | No |
Questions
What is the most private option among weather apps?
No pick has been made yet. The table above is sorted by score, based on public evidence.
How are weather apps rated?
Each entry answers 4 questions: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. Answers need links to evidence. See the full criteria.
Does jurisdiction matter?
Jurisdiction decides which laws can compel a provider to hand over data. Each entry shows its country and whether it is in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. The data a provider can hand over depends mostly on what it stores and who holds the keys. Read about jurisdictions and the CLOUD Act.