{
  "slug": "hide-me",
  "category": "vpns",
  "name": "hide.me",
  "description": "VPN service from eVenture Ltd. in Malaysia with a free plan that needs no sign-up and paid plans. Apps support WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2 and SoftEther.",
  "website": "https://hide.me",
  "source": "https://github.com/eventure/hide.client.linux",
  "license": "GPL-2.0",
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "linux",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "MY",
    "name": "Malaysia",
    "eyes": null,
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": null
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "C",
  "score": 67,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "hide.me scores 67 out of 100 (grade C) on the VPN providers criteria. It meets 6 of 12 criteria: no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, TLS configuration, audited no-logs policy and modern protocols. It partly meets open source, security headers, anonymous payment and open-source apps. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and tells users about requests. It is based in Malaysia: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/hide-me/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/vpns/hide-me/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/eventure/hide.client.linux/blob/master/LICENSE.md",
      "note": "Only the Linux command-line client is open source, under GPL-2.0. The other apps and the servers are closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/en/privacy",
      "note": "The privacy policy allows third-party analytics cookies, and the Android app includes Sentry."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/en/free-vpn",
      "note": "Funded by paid plans. The free plan has no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/downloads/Securitum_Hide.me_no-log-policy_20240607.pdf",
      "note": "Securitum's no-logs audit report is public."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/downloads/hide.me-transparency-report-2025.pdf",
      "note": "Yearly report with counts of legal requests and DMCA complaints."
    },
    "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=hide.me&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A+"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=hide.me",
      "note": "Grade B (70/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_logs_audited": {
      "title": "Audited no-logs policy",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/downloads/Securitum_Hide.me_no-log-policy_20240607.pdf",
      "note": "Securitum verified that no user activity or DNS logs are stored on the VPN servers."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/en/pricing",
      "note": "Monero and other cryptocurrencies are accepted, but an email address is needed for paid plans."
    },
    "open_source_clients": {
      "title": "Open-source apps",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/eventure/hide.client.linux",
      "note": "Only the Linux command-line client is open source."
    },
    "modern_protocols": {
      "title": "Modern protocols",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://hide.me/en/wireguard-vpn",
      "note": "WireGuard is supported."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A+",
    "observatory": "B",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:38:26.066Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}