{
  "slug": "monerosms",
  "category": "virtual-phone-numbers",
  "name": "MoneroSMS",
  "description": "Prepaid US phone numbers for sending and receiving SMS, paid in Monero, with access through a web app, command-line client or API. Operated by VoidNetwork LLC.",
  "website": "https://monerosms.com",
  "source": "https://github.com/EgosOwn/monerosms-client",
  "license": "GPL-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": "D",
  "score": 53,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "MoneroSMS scores 53 out of 100 (grade D) on the virtual phone numbers criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets open source. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/monerosms/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/monerosms/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/EgosOwn/monerosms-client/blob/master/LICENSE.txt",
      "note": "GPL-3.0. Only part of the service is published."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://api.monerosms.com/tos",
      "note": "The privacy terms list only operational data and server logs, with no analytics, and the website loads no trackers."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://api.monerosms.com/tos",
      "note": "Funded by prepaid Monero payments; the terms list no data sales or advertising."
    },
    "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": "https://api.monerosms.com/tos",
      "note": "No transparency report; the terms only state that data is shared to comply with valid legal demands."
    },
    "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=monerosms.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=monerosms.com",
      "note": "Grade D (30/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "D",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:21.070Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}