Privacy test tools
Have I Been Pwned privacy rating
Searches a database of data breaches to show whether an email address, phone number or password has been exposed, and can notify subscribers about new breaches.
Summary
Have I Been Pwned scores 59 out of 100 (grade D) on the privacy test tools criteria. It meets 4 of 8 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and security headers. It partly meets open source. It does not meet independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Australia: Five Eyes member; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.
Score 59 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Partial
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The Pwned Passwords API, Cloudflare worker and downloader are BSD-3-Clause; the main website and breach search are closed source.
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Yes
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 privacy policy states no third-party cookies or tracking pixels are used.
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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?
Funded by paid subscriptions; the privacy policy states no ads or targeted marketing.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published.
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No
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Yes
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+ (115/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.