{
  "slug": "hushed",
  "category": "virtual-phone-numbers",
  "name": "Hushed",
  "description": "Second phone number app from AffinityClick Inc. in Canada. Paid plans provide numbers in many area codes for calls and texts over Wi-Fi or mobile data.",
  "website": "https://hushed.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "CA",
    "name": "Canada",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 25,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Hushed scores 25 out of 100 (grade F) on the virtual phone numbers criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in Canada: Five Eyes member. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/hushed/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/hushed/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.hushed.release/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes AppsFlyer, Google Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hushed.com/privacy-policy/",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans. The policy states personal information is not rented or sold."
    },
    "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": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "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=hushed.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=hushed.com",
      "note": "Grade C- (45/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "C-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [
      {
        "name": "Cookiebot",
        "host": "consent.cookiebot.com",
        "effect": "none"
      },
      {
        "name": "Google Tag Manager",
        "host": "www.googletagmanager.com",
        "effect": "no"
      },
      {
        "name": "Zendesk",
        "host": "static.zdassets.com",
        "effect": "none"
      }
    ],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:25.045Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}