{
  "slug": "lastpass",
  "category": "password-managers",
  "name": "LastPass",
  "description": "Closed source password manager from LastPass US LP with browser extensions, desktop and mobile apps. Vaults are encrypted on the device, and a past breach exposed copies of customer vault backups that also held unencrypted website URLs.",
  "website": "https://www.lastpass.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 45,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "LastPass scores 45 out of 100 (grade D) on the password managers criteria. It meets 3 of 11 criteria: tells users about requests, TLS configuration and end-to-end encrypted vault. It partly meets no ads or data sales, transparency report, security headers, local or self-hosted option and full export. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/lastpass/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/password-managers/lastpass/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.lastpass.lpandroid/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app contains Google Firebase Analytics, Crashlytics, Pendo and Segment, and the website loads Google Tag Manager."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.lastpass.com/legal-center/privacy-notice",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions, but the privacy notice says third-party cookies for personalized advertising may count as a sale or sharing of personal data."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit report is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.lastpass.com/legal-center/law-enforcement-request-guidelines",
      "note": "Publishes law enforcement request guidelines but no request counts."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.lastpass.com/legal-center/law-enforcement-request-guidelines",
      "note": "Notifies customers before disclosing data unless legally prohibited or there is a risk of harm."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=lastpass.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=lastpass.com",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "e2ee_vault": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted vault",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.lastpass.com/security/zero-knowledge-security",
      "note": "Vault data is encrypted on the device with a key derived from the master password. Stolen vault backups included unencrypted website URLs."
    },
    "self_host_or_local": {
      "title": "Local or self-hosted option",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/lastpass/lastpass-cli/blob/master/lpass.1.txt",
      "note": "Vaults are stored only in the LastPass cloud. Data can be exported."
    },
    "export": {
      "title": "Full export",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/lastpass/lastpass-cli/blob/master/lpass.1.txt",
      "note": "Exports vault items to unencrypted CSV, without attachments."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T10:59:41.709Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T11:14:42Z"
}