Secret sharing
PrivateBin privacy rating
Open source, self-hosted pastebin that encrypts text and files in the browser with AES-256-GCM, so the server never sees the content. Supports expiry, burn after reading, passwords and discussions.
Summary
PrivateBin scores 90 out of 100 (grade A) on the secret sharing criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit.
Score 90 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Zlib license, with bundled libraries under other OSI licenses.
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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?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code, and the project website loads no third-party scripts.
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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?
Free volunteer project with no ads or paid tiers.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
A full audit by Taylor Hornby covers ZeroBin, the project PrivateBin forked from, and is older than three years.