# nwipe privacy rating

Command-line disk eraser for Linux written in C, with a text-based interface. It is a fork of the dwipe engine from DBAN and is used by ShredOS.

## Summary

nwipe scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the data erasers 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://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
- Source code: https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe
- License: GPL-2.0
- Category: [Data erasers](https://privacyratings.com/data-erasers/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0. | https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe/blob/master/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open-source tool with no ads. | https://github.com/martijnvanbrummelen/nwipe |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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