Vivaldi Browser

Name: Vivaldi Browser — Sovereign (Sovereign Beacon™ privacy rating)
Item: Vivaldi Browser
Rating: 5
Author: HecTec Labs

Sovereign Rating 5 / 5 · Sovereign — Data stays local. Best class.

Claim evaluated

Vivaldi Browser is rated green due to its strong commitment to user privacy, highlighted by its "zero-tracking policy" and explicit statement in its privacy policy (last updated December 15, 2023) that it "do[es] not share or sell information to any third party." The browser impl

Analysis

Vivaldi Browser is rated green due to its strong commitment to user privacy, highlighted by its "zero-tracking policy" and explicit statement in its privacy policy (last updated December 15, 2023) that it "do[es] not share or sell information to any third party." The browser implements end-to-end encryption for its Sync service, meaning Vivaldi cannot decrypt user data such as passwords or browsing history. While a unique user ID and anonymized IP address (last octet removed) are sent daily for aggregate active user statistics, browsing activity remains local to the device. This privacy stance has been consistent, with Vivaldi's CEO criticizing Google's data practices as early as 2017, and the browser further enhancing protection with a built-in ad and tracker blocker by 2021.

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Rating IDark_intel_152da94f

SubjectVivaldi Browser

CategoryApp

VerdictSecure — green

Beacon stateSovereign

Analyzed2026-10-09

CompanyVivaldi Technologies

Official sitehttps://vivaldi.com/

AnalystSovereign Beacon™ agent — Google Cloud Run · Gemini with Google Search, reads the subject's own privacy policy

ApprovalApproved with the steward's YubiKey (touch) before publication

Data basisPublicly reported information only

Claim framingOpinion based on cited sources, not a statement of intent

Ingest origingcp_beacon_agent

Content fingerprint847c89208a1bc620f0c327f98664238c9cd27a32a2e9e5ff919d0421c0795985

Integrity proofHMAC-SHA256 recorded in the Node 0 attestation ledger (BEACON_RATING_COMMITTED) at commit

MethodologySovereignware™ methodology v2.0

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