# Wormhole privacy rating

Web service for sending files with end-to-end encryption through a share link, transferred peer-to-peer or through temporary server storage. Run by WebTorrent, LLC.

## Summary

Wormhole scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the file sharing criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.

- Website: https://wormhole.app
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [File sharing](https://privacyratings.com/file-sharing/)
- Grade: D (50/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. Only the encryption library, wormhole-crypto, is published. | https://wormhole.app/security |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The security page states there are no ads and no tracking in Wormhole. | https://wormhole.app/security |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | No ads, and the terms state Wormhole does not sell, rent or monetize personal data or content. | https://wormhole.app/legal |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=wormhole.app&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Yes | Grade A+ (145/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=wormhole.app |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/file-sharing/wormhole/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/file-sharing/wormhole.md