Proxies
Lantern privacy rating
Censorship circumvention app and VPN that routes traffic through Lantern's proxy network with obfuscated protocols, offering a free tier and paid Pro plans.
Summary
Lantern scores 15 out of 100 (grade F) on the proxies criteria. It partly meets open source. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 15 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 apps are GPL-3.0, but store builds bundle proprietary advertising and crash reporting SDKs.
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No
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 Android app contains Google AdMob and Sentry.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The Android app bundles the Google AdMob advertising SDK, though the privacy policy states data is not sold or shared with advertisers.
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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.