Private cryptocurrencies
Ethereum privacy rating
Decentralized blockchain platform for smart contracts and applications, with Ether as its native currency. All transactions and contract activity are recorded on a public blockchain.
Summary
Ethereum scores 75 out of 100 (grade B) on the private cryptocurrencies criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.
Score 75 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The go-ethereum client is LGPL-3.0 and GPL-3.0, and the other major clients and the protocol specifications are also open source.
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Partial
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 ethereum.org website uses Matomo analytics and Sentry error reporting. Client software such as go-ethereum sends no telemetry by default.
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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?
Protocol development is funded by the non-profit Ethereum Foundation and other community organizations, with no ads.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Audits of the go-ethereum client and its peer discovery protocol are published, but they are older than three years.