# Secure Remove privacy rating

Command-line tool that securely removes files, directories and whole disks by overwriting them, for Linux, BSD, macOS and Windows. It has not been updated for several years.

## Summary

Secure Remove 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://srm.sourceforge.net/
- Source code: https://sourceforge.net/p/srm/srm/
- Category: [Data erasers](https://privacyratings.com/data-erasers/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT. | https://sourceforge.net/projects/srm/ |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://sourceforge.net/p/srm/srm/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Free open-source tool with no ads. | https://srm.sourceforge.net/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

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