{
  "slug": "brave-talk",
  "category": "video-calls",
  "name": "Brave Talk",
  "description": "Browser-based video calling service from Brave, built on Jitsi and run with 8x8. Calls are started from the Brave browser and can be joined from any browser.",
  "website": "https://talk.brave.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/brave/brave-talk",
  "license": "MPL-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "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": "C",
  "score": 60,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Brave Talk scores 60 out of 100 (grade C) on the video calls criteria. It meets 3 of 7 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and join without an account. It partly meets open source and end-to-end encrypted. It does not meet independent audit and self-hostable. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/brave-talk/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/brave-talk/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/brave/brave-talk/blob/main/LICENSE",
      "note": "The web app is MPL-2.0 and built on open source Jitsi, but the hosted 8x8 service setup is not public."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://brave.com/talk/",
      "note": "Brave states the service has no tracking and no data collection linking users to calls."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://brave.com/talk/",
      "note": "Funded by a paid premium tier, with no ads in calls."
    },
    "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."
    },
    "e2ee": {
      "title": "End-to-end encrypted",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://brave.com/talk/",
      "note": "Calls use transport encryption by default; Video Bridge Encryption is optional and has limits on call size and phone participants."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "Join without an account",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://brave.com/talk/",
      "note": "Calls can be started and joined without an account or login."
    },
    "self_hostable": {
      "title": "Self-hostable",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Hosted only; the service runs on 8x8 infrastructure."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:23.181Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}