{
  "slug": "lantern",
  "category": "proxies",
  "name": "Lantern",
  "description": "Censorship circumvention app and VPN that routes traffic through Lantern's proxy network with obfuscated protocols, offering a free tier and paid Pro plans.",
  "website": "https://lantern.io",
  "source": "https://github.com/getlantern/lantern",
  "license": "GPL-3.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 15,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Lantern scores 15 out of 100 (grade F) on the proxies criteria. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/proxies/lantern/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/proxies/lantern/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/getlantern/lantern/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "The apps are GPL-3.0, but store builds bundle proprietary advertising and crash reporting SDKs."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/org.getlantern.lantern/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app contains Google AdMob and Sentry."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/org.getlantern.lantern/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app bundles the Google AdMob advertising SDK, though the privacy policy states data is not sold or shared with advertisers."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is 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": "Google Fonts",
        "host": "fonts.googleapis.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:30.325Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}