{
  "slug": "1984",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "1984",
  "description": "Icelandic provider of web hosting, VPS, email and free DNS, running on its own network (AS44925) and hardware. Accepts Bitcoin and Monero.",
  "website": "https://1984.hosting",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "IS",
    "name": "Iceland",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": true,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "D",
  "score": 43,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "1984 scores 43 out of 100 (grade D) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 3 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and anonymous payment. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry, independent audit and transparency report. It does not meet open source, tells users about requests, security headers, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS and IPv6. It is based in Iceland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EEA member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/1984/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/1984/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": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/GDPR/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers; the website runs self-hosted Matomo analytics by default."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/tos/",
      "note": "Funded by paid hosting, and the terms say customer information is not provided to third parties for marketing."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/static/files/1984-hosting-iso-27001-certificate-is-834168-2026-en.pdf",
      "note": "Only the ISO 27001 certificate from BSI is public, not the audit report."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/tos/",
      "note": "The terms say access information is released only under a valid court order, and court documents from contested cases are published, but no request counts."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=1984.hosting&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=1984.hosting",
      "note": "Grade C (55/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/product/vps/",
      "note": "Not documented. The VPS page and FAQ do not say whether outbound port 25 is open."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/product/vps/",
      "note": "Not documented. The VPS page and FAQ do not mention reverse DNS."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/product/vps/",
      "note": "Not documented. The VPS page and FAQ do not mention IPv6."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://1984.hosting/faq/#faq-payment-methods",
      "note": "Bitcoin and Monero are accepted."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "C",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:35.461Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}