# Brave Talk privacy rating

Browser-based video calling service from Brave, built on Jitsi and run with 8x8. Calls are started from the Brave browser and can be joined from any browser.

## Summary

Brave Talk scores 60 out of 100 (grade C) on the video calls criteria. It meets 3 of 7 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and join without an account. It partly meets open source and end-to-end encrypted. It does not meet independent audit and self-hostable. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://talk.brave.com
- Source code: https://github.com/brave/brave-talk
- License: MPL-2.0
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Video calls](https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/)
- Also rated: [Brave Browser](https://privacyratings.com/browsers/brave-browser/) (Browsers), [Brave Search](https://privacyratings.com/search-engines/brave-search/) (Search engines), [Brave Leo](https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/brave-leo/) (AI assistants)
- Grade: C (60/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Partial | The web app is MPL-2.0 and built on open source Jitsi, but the hosted 8x8 service setup is not public. | https://github.com/brave/brave-talk/blob/main/LICENSE |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | Brave states the service has no tracking and no data collection linking users to calls. | https://brave.com/talk/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by a paid premium tier, with no ads in calls. | https://brave.com/talk/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| End-to-end encrypted | Partial | Calls use transport encryption by default; Video Bridge Encryption is optional and has limits on call size and phone participants. | https://brave.com/talk/ |
| Join without an account | Yes | Calls can be started and joined without an account or login. | https://brave.com/talk/ |
| Self-hostable | No | Hosted only; the service runs on 8x8 infrastructure. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/video-calls/brave-talk/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/video-calls/brave-talk.md