Video calls
Whereby privacy rating
Browser-based video meeting service from Norway where hosts create permanent room links that guests open in a browser, with mobile apps and an embeddable video API.
Summary
Whereby scores 33 out of 100 (grade F) on the video calls criteria. It meets 1 of 7 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets independent audit, end-to-end encrypted and join without an account. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and self-hostable. It is based in Norway: Nine Eyes member; EEA member (GDPR).
Score 33 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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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 home page loads Google Tag Manager, and the policy describes an analytics tracking system.
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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?
Funded by paid subscriptions; the privacy policy says user data is not sold.
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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?
Third-party penetration test summaries are only shared under NDA, and only the ISO 27001 certificate is public.
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Partial
End-to-end encrypted Weight 3 of 3
Are calls end-to-end encrypted by default?
Small peer-to-peer rooms are end-to-end encrypted; larger rooms routed through servers are not.
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Partial
Join without an account Weight 1 of 3
Can people join calls without an account?
Guests join from the room link in a browser without an account; room owners need an account.
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