# Silent.link privacy rating

Prepaid eSIM for mobile data in many countries, with optional US or UK numbers for receiving SMS and activation calls. No personal data is required, and payment is in Bitcoin, Lightning, Monero or other cryptocurrencies.

## Summary

Silent.link scores 47 out of 100 (grade D) on the virtual phone numbers criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and TLS configuration. It partly meets security headers. It does not meet open source, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+.

- Website: https://silent.link
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Virtual phone numbers](https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/)
- Grade: D (47/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | The FAQ states the service gathers no user data, and the website loads only its own scripts. | https://silent.link/faq |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by prepaid cryptocurrency payments, with no ads. | https://silent.link/faq |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| Transparency report | No | No transparency report or government request policy is published. |  |
| Tells users about requests | No | No published policy on notifying users about data requests. |  |
| TLS configuration | Yes | Grade A+ | https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=silent.link&hideResults=on |
| Security headers | Partial | Grade B+ (80/100+) | https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=silent.link |
| Modern web standards | Not tested yet | Not tested yet. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/virtual-phone-numbers/silent-link/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/virtual-phone-numbers/silent-link.md