{
  "slug": "ente-photos",
  "category": "photo-management",
  "name": "Ente Photos",
  "description": "End-to-end encrypted photo and video backup and sharing, with apps for mobile, desktop and web. The server is open source and can be self-hosted.",
  "website": "https://ente.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/ente-io/ente",
  "license": "AGPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 70,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Ente Photos scores 70 out of 100 (grade C) on the photo management criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/ente-photos/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/photo-management/ente-photos/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/ente-io/ente/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "AGPL-3.0."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "The home page loads PostHog (automated test)."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://ente.com/privacy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid storage plans. The privacy policy states personal information is not sold."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://ente.com/reports/Cure53-Audit-Report-Oct-2025.pdf",
      "note": "Full Cure53 report on the platform, cryptography and infrastructure, sponsored by CERN."
    },
    "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": "PostHog",
        "host": "inline code",
        "effect": "no"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:12.774Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}