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DataPacket vs Google Cloud: privacy compared

DataPacket and Google Cloud are both rated in server hosting against the same 13 public criteria. DataPacket is based in the United Kingdom (Five Eyes); Google Cloud is based in the United States (Five Eyes).

DataPacket compared with Google Cloud
CriterionDataPacket Our pickGoogle Cloud
GradeGrade D D (40/100)Grade D D (48/100)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom Five EyesUnited States Five Eyes
Open source
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
NoNo
No trackers or telemetry
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No sourceNo
No ads or data sales
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Partial sourceYes source
Independent audit
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
NoPartial source
Transparency report
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Partial sourceYes source
Tells users about requests
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Yes sourceYes source
TLS configuration
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Yes sourcePartial source
Security headers
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Partial sourcePartial source
Modern web standards
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
No sourcePartial source
Mail-friendly (port 25)
Is outbound port 25 open by default, or opened on request?
Yes sourceNo source
Reverse DNS
Can reverse DNS (PTR) records be set for IPv4 and IPv6?
Yes sourceYes source
IPv6
Is native IPv6 included?
Yes sourceYes source
Anonymous payment
Can servers be paid for with cryptocurrency or without identity checks?
No sourceNo source

Which is more private, DataPacket or Google Cloud?

Google Cloud scores higher on the public criteria: 48 out of 100, against 40 for DataPacket. DataPacket does better on TLS configuration and mail-friendly (port 25). Google Cloud does better on no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report and modern web standards. How scoring works

Summaries

DataPacket. DataPacket scores 40 out of 100 (grade D) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 13 criteria: tells users about requests, TLS configuration, mail-friendly (port 25), Reverse DNS and IPv6. It partly meets no ads or data sales, transparency report and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, modern web standards and anonymous payment. 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+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 62%.

Google Cloud. Google Cloud scores 48 out of 100 (grade D) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 5 of 13 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report, tells users about requests, Reverse DNS and IPv6. It partly meets independent audit, TLS configuration, security headers and modern web standards. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, mail-friendly (port 25) and anonymous payment. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 73%.

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