{
  "slug": "bitbox02",
  "category": "crypto-wallets",
  "name": "BitBox02",
  "description": "Swiss hardware wallet for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with open source firmware and companion app, a secure chip, multisig support and microSD card backups.",
  "website": "https://bitbox.swiss",
  "source": "https://github.com/BitBoxSwiss/bitbox02-firmware",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CH",
    "name": "Switzerland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 60,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "BitBox02 scores 60 out of 100 (grade C) on the crypto wallets criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/crypto-wallets/bitbox02/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/crypto-wallets/bitbox02/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/BitBoxSwiss/bitbox02-firmware/blob/master/LICENSE",
      "note": "Apache-2.0 for the firmware. The BitBoxApp is also Apache-2.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://bitbox.swiss/policies/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy says the website uses Google Analytics. The BitBoxApp has no third-party trackers or analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://bitbox.swiss/policies/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Funded by hardware sales. The privacy policy states user information is never sold, rented or leased."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://bitbox.swiss/bitbox02/security-features/",
      "note": "The vendor states Census Labs audited the firmware, but the report is not published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cloudflare Web Analytics",
        "host": "static.cloudflareinsights.com",
        "effect": "partial"
      },
      {
        "name": "Trustpilot",
        "host": "widget.trustpilot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:37.639Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}