Privacy Ratings

Secret sharing

Onetime Secret privacy rating

Secret sharing service that stores a message behind a one-time link and deletes it after it is viewed or expires, with optional passphrases. Offers regional data centers, paid plans with custom domains, and can be self-hosted.

Canada Five EyesLicense: MITPlatforms: Web

Summary

Onetime Secret scores 76 out of 100 (grade B) on the secret sharing criteria. It meets 6 of 9 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, tells users about requests, TLS configuration and modern web standards. It partly meets transparency report. It does not meet independent audit and security headers. It is based in Canada: Five Eyes member. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C and Internet.nl website score 100%.

Score 76 out of 100. How scoring works

Criteria

  • Yes

    Open source Weight 3 of 3

    Is all the source code needed to run the product public?

    MIT.

    github.com

  • 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 Google Analytics and similar third-party tracking services are not used, and cookies are only for operation and preferences.

    onetimesecret.com

  • 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 plans. The privacy policy states no advertising is hosted and personal data is not sold.

    onetimesecret.com

  • 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.

  • Partial

    Transparency report Weight 2 of 3

    Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?

    The privacy policy describes when data is disclosed to law enforcement, but no request counts are published.

    onetimesecret.com

  • Yes

    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?

    The privacy policy promises reasonable efforts to notify users of disclosures unless prohibited by law or court order, or in exigent circumstances.

    onetimesecret.com

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