Encrypted cloud storage
MEGA privacy rating
End-to-end encrypted cloud storage and file sharing service with desktop, mobile and web apps and source-available clients.
Summary
MEGA scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the encrypted cloud storage criteria. It meets 2 of 9 criteria: transparency report and TLS configuration. It partly meets open source, security headers and modern web standards. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit and tells users about requests. It is based in Hungary: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 76%.
Score 38 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Client source is published under the MEGA Limited Code Review Licence, which is not OSI-approved. The server is closed.
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Android app includes Google AdMob, Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
MEGA may serve ads in its services through third-party advertising companies and uses usage data for marketing.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes a yearly transparency report with counts of legal orders and other requests.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Partial
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B (75/100+)
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Partial
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Score 76%