The Ranking Digital Rights 2018 Corporate Accountability Index evaluates 22 of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on their disclosed commitments and policies affecting freedom of expression and privacy.
The Ranking Digital Rights 2018 Corporate Accountability Index evaluates 22 of the world’s most powerful internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies on their disclosed commitments and policies affecting freedom of expression and privacy.
17 of the 22 companies evaluated for the 2018 Index improved scores in at least one area, and many made multiple improvements in the past year. Yet companies still fall short:
Privacy: Companies fail to disclose enough about what user information is collected and shared, with whom, and under what circumstances.
Security: Companies provide insufficient evidence of measures to protect users’ information.
Expression: Companies keep the public in the dark about how content and information flows are policed and shaped through their platforms and services.
Governance: Too few companies make users’ expression and privacy rights a central priority for corporate oversight, governance, and risk assessment.
The 2018 Index ranks 22 companies on 35 indicators across three categories evaluating how transparent companies are about commitments and policies affecting freedom of expression and privacy. The Index evaluates policies of the parent company, operating company and those of selected services (depending on company structure).
Read more about the methodology, research process and how we score each company.
Which companies improved the most? To read how each company performed in comparison to the 2017 Index go to the Compare page.
