FD Security & Privacy Scorecard

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What This Means for You

Reading habits and app activity are shared with analytics and advertising services including Firebase, Comscore, Chartbeat, Adjust, and Facebook. Ads are served via Google AdMob. Data is handled securely overall, with strong network protections and minimal data sharing beyond these standard third-party tools.

Recommendation: Trustworthy

Best For: Dutch news readers comfortable with standard analytics

Key Findings

Data Security - 4 findings (1 high, 1 medium, 1 low, 1 info)

Network Security - 2 findings (1 medium, 1 low)

Code Safety - 0 findings

Privacy - 3 findings (2 medium, 1 info)

Privacy Concerns

What Data is Collected

The app collects information about reading habits, device type, and in-app activity to support content personalization and audience measurement. Firebase Analytics, Chartbeat, and Comscore each gather behavioral data about how users engage with articles. Adjust tracks how users arrived at the app and subsequent activity patterns. Facebook SDK may associate in-app behavior with a broader profile.

Third-Party Data Sharing

Activity data is shared with the following third-party services: Firebase (analytics, crash reporting, and push messaging), Batch (push notifications), Chartbeat (audience measurement), Comscore (media analytics), Adjust (attribution tracking), Facebook SDK (advertising and social targeting), and Google AdMob (advertising delivery). The Data Sharing score of 100/100 reflects that sharing is limited to these declared services with no undisclosed recipients identified.

Understanding the Scores

Positive Security Features

• Network communications are well-protected, keeping data exchanged between the device and the app's servers secure in transit
• Data sharing is limited to declared third-party services with no undisclosed recipients identified
• User control mechanisms score highly, offering meaningful options over how data is handled
• Code construction follows solid safety practices with no code-level safety concerns identified

Areas for Improvement

• One higher-priority finding in how the app stores data on the device warrants attention from the developer to better protect locally held information
• Minor network configuration adjustments would close small gaps in connection handling under certain conditions
• Reading behavior is shared simultaneously across several analytics and advertising platforms, expanding the overall tracking footprint beyond what a single service would require

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