# Anonymity networks privacy ratings

Networks that hide who is talking to whom.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tor](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/tor/) | A (100/100) | United States (Five Eyes) | Anonymity network that routes traffic through three volunteer-run relays with layered encryption, used through Tor Browser and other apps to hide location, resist tracking and bypass censorship. |
| [Nym](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/nym/) | B (85/100) | Switzerland | Decentralized mixnet that routes packets through layers of mix nodes with timing delays and cover traffic to hide metadata, used mainly through the NymVPN app. |
| [Hyphanet](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/hyphanet/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Peer-to-peer network for censorship-resistant publishing and communication, formerly called Freenet, with a distributed data store and an optional friend-to-friend mode. The Freenet name now belongs to a separate project. |
| [I2P](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/i2p/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Anonymous overlay network that routes traffic through encrypted, unidirectional tunnels between peers, used mainly for hidden services, messaging and file sharing inside the network. |
| [Lokinet](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/lokinet/) | B (80/100) | Australia (Five Eyes) | Onion-routed anonymity network that runs over a decentralized set of staked service nodes, tunneling any IP traffic and hosting private .loki services. |
| [Yggdrasil](https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/yggdrasil/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Experimental decentralized mesh network that gives each node an IPv6 address and routes end-to-end encrypted traffic between peers; the project states it does not aim to provide anonymity. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/anonymity-networks/