# Sparrow Wallet privacy rating

Desktop Bitcoin wallet with detailed transaction and UTXO control, hardware wallet and multisig support, and the option to connect to a personal Bitcoin Core or Electrum server over Tor.

## Summary

Sparrow Wallet scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the crypto wallets criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://sparrowwallet.com
- Source code: https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow
- License: Apache-2.0
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Crypto wallets](https://privacyratings.com/crypto-wallets/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no known trackers. | https://github.com/sparrowwallet/sparrow |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free software funded by donations, with no ads. | https://sparrowwallet.com/donate/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/crypto-wallets/sparrow-wallet/
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