Crypto wallets
Specter Desktop privacy rating
Desktop app and web interface for managing Bitcoin multisig and single-key wallets with hardware signers, using a personal Bitcoin Core node or an Electrum server.
Summary
Specter Desktop 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. It is based in Switzerland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; GDPR-style data protection law.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
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?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the website loads no known trackers.
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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?
Free software maintained by the non-profit Specter Association and funded by donations, with no ads.
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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.