Encrypted cloud storage
Peergos privacy rating
Peer-to-peer, end-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing platform with fine-grained access control. Use the hosted peergos.net service or self-host the open source server.
Summary
Peergos scores 75 out of 100 (grade B) on the encrypted cloud storage criteria. It meets 5 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit and TLS configuration. It does not meet transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C.
Score 75 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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 privacy policy states no cookies or local data are set in the browser, and only data needed to run the account is collected.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Non-profit funded by subscriptions, donations and grants, with no investors or advertising.
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Yes
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Radically Open Security published a full penetration test report. An earlier Cure53 audit is also public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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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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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade C (55/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.