# DBAN privacy rating

Darik's Boot and Nuke is a bootable disk image that wipes hard disk drives. It is owned by Blancco, has not been developed since its last release, and does not support SSDs.

## Summary

DBAN scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the data erasers criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.

- Website: https://dban.org
- Source code: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Data erasers](https://privacyratings.com/data-erasers/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0; the source archive of the last release is published on SourceForge. | https://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/files/dban/dban-2.3.0/ |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The dban.org home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (automated test). |  |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free tool with no ads, offered by Blancco alongside its paid erasure products. | https://dban.org/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/data-erasers/dban/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/data-erasers/dban.md