The Weather Channel privacy rating

Summary

The Weather Channel scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the weather apps criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

Score 0 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

• ✖No

  Open source ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

  Closed source.

• ✖No

  No trackers or telemetry ×3Weight 3 of 3

  Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?

  The Exodus report finds 16 trackers in the Android app, including Google AdMob, AppsFlyer, Amplitude, Facebook Ads and Taboola.

  reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org

• ✖No

  No ads or data sales ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?

  Funded by advertising. The privacy policy describes targeted advertising cookies and trackers used by advertising partners.

  trust.weather.com

• ✖No

  Independent audit ×2Weight 2 of 3

  Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

  No independent audit is published.