# Psiphon privacy rating

Censorship circumvention tool that connects through a network of Psiphon servers using several obfuscated transport protocols, switching automatically when one is blocked.

## Summary

Psiphon 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 Canada: Five Eyes member.

- Website: https://psiphon.ca
- Source code: https://github.com/Psiphon-Labs/psiphon-tunnel-core
- License: GPL-3.0
- Jurisdiction: Canada. Five Eyes member.
- Platforms: Windows, Android, iOS
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics), Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Proxies](https://privacyratings.com/proxies/)
- Grade: F (15/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The tunnel core and apps are mostly GPL-3.0, but store builds bundle proprietary advertising SDKs. | https://github.com/Psiphon-Labs/psiphon-tunnel-core/blob/master/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The Android app contains Google AdMob, and the website uses Google Analytics. | https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.psiphon3.subscription/latest/ |
| No ads or data sales | No | The free service is supported by advertising partners that may serve ads based on usage data. | https://psiphon.ca/en/privacy.html |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/proxies/psiphon/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/proxies/psiphon.md