Lantern

Censorship circumvention tool
152 of 158 criteria sourced · 4 % unsourcedProvider websiteView in the matrixJSON export

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Who owns this

We have no sourced parent company for Lantern. That does not mean there is none.

Audits and incidents

Sourced facts with dates only, no judgements. Ongoing proceedings are marked as such.

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

No court cases documented on lantern.ioprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

No public data breach disclosure on Lantern vendor pagesprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Collects device IDs, connection data, bandwidth usage per privacy policyconfirmed

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

No published third-party VPN app auditprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

No published infrastructure auditprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

noneprovider claim

All criteria

Empty cells mean we lack the source.

Company and ownership

20/21 sourced

Legal company name

company.legal_name

Brave New Software Project, Inc.confirmed

Trademark holder, if different

company.brand_owner

Lantern / Brave New Software Projectconfirmed

Year founded

company.founded

2010provider claim

Headquarters (country)

company.hq_country

USprovider claim

Other relevant jurisdictions

company.jurisdictions

United States (Brave New Software Project, Inc.)confirmed

Intelligence alliance of the home country

company.eyes_alliance

noneprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Parent group / holding

company.parent

Brave Software (Lantern acquired by Brave 2024)provider claim

Beneficial owners publicly known

company.ubo_public

not knownprovider claim

Ownership structure

company.ownership_type

founder ownedprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Leadership team publicly named

company.team_public

noprovider claim

Verifiable postal address for legal service

company.address_verifiable

noprovider claim

Sister VPN brands in the group

company.sister_vpn_brands

Brave VPN (separate product)provider claim

Group owns VPN review and comparison sites

company.owns_review_sites

none documentedprovider claim

Runs an affiliate programme

company.affiliate_program

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Typical commission rate

company.affiliate_commission

none (no affiliate program)provider claim

YouTube and influencer sponsoring

company.influencer_sponsoring

noneprovider claim

Documented misleading advertising claims

company.misleading_claims

none_knownprovider claim

Acquisition history / former name

company.acquisition_history

noneprovider claim

Operating status

company.status

activeconfirmed
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Discontinuation date

company.discontinued_date

We have no source for this criterion.

User base migrated to

company.user_base_migrated_to

noneprovider claim

Logging and data collection

16/16 sourced

Core statement of the logging policy

logging.policy_summary

Claims no browsing history, traffic destination/metadata, DNS queries, or connection logs (timestamps/session duration/IPs linked to users). Collects email for accounts; aggregate device IDs and fuzzed usage stats; optional diagnostics.confirmed

Activity and traffic logs

logging.activity_logs

noneprovider claim

Connection logs

logging.connection_logs

noneprovider claim

Storage of the real IP address

logging.source_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Storage of the assigned VPN IP

logging.assigned_ip_stored

not storedprovider claim

Precision of stored timestamps

logging.timestamps_stored

noneprovider claim

Recording of transferred data volume

logging.bandwidth_logged

not recordedprovider claim

Enforcement of the device limit

logging.concurrent_conn_enforcement

Not specified on fetched Lantern pagesprovider claim

Minimum account data required

logging.account_data_minimum

Email for account; Apple/Google OAuth may provide email and (Google) nameconfirmed

Telemetry in the apps

logging.app_telemetry

opt inprovider claim

Trackers and SDKs in the Android app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_android

Sentry optional diagnosticsprovider claim

Trackers in the iOS app

logging.thirdparty_sdks_ios

Sentry optional diagnosticsprovider claim

Trackers and cookies on the website

logging.website_trackers

Freshdesk for supportprovider claim

Data shared with third parties

logging.data_shared_with

Apple, Google, Stripe (payments); SparkPost (email); Freshdesk (support)confirmed

Retention periods stated in the policy

logging.retention_period

Account/email while active; Freshdesk support queries deleted after 21 days inactive; payment records as required by lawconfirmed

EU representative named under GDPR

logging.gdpr_representative

noprovider claim

Evidence, audits and track record

17/17 sourced

Independent no-logs audit

trust.nolog_audit

noprovider claim

No-logs audit details

trust.nolog_audit_details

Collects device IDs, connection data, bandwidth usage per privacy policyconfirmed

Audit report published

trust.audit_report_public

not publishedprovider claim

App and client audits

trust.app_audits

No published third-party VPN app auditprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Infrastructure and server audits

trust.infra_audit

No published infrastructure auditprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Audit frequency

trust.audit_cadence

never auditedprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Tested in court or by authorities

trust.court_tested

No court cases documented on lantern.ioprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Transparency report

trust.transparency_report

noneprovider claim

Warrant canary

trust.warrant_canary

noneprovider claim

Security incidents and data leaks

trust.breach_history

No public data breach disclosure on Lantern vendor pagesprovider claim

Bug bounty programme

trust.bug_bounty

none published on fetched Lantern pagesprovider claim

Handling of reported vulnerabilities

trust.cve_handling

Not documented on fetched Lantern pagesprovider claim

Open source clients

trust.opensource_clients

someconfirmed

Open source server side

trust.opensource_server

partialprovider claim

Reproducible builds

trust.reproducible_builds

noprovider claim

Available on F-Droid

trust.fdroid_available

noprovider claim

Listings by independent bodies

trust.independent_recommendations

Brave Software acquisition (2024); anti-censorship tool used in restrictive countriesprovider claim

Protocols and cryptography

17/17 sourced

WireGuard

crypto.wireguard

noprovider claim

OpenVPN over UDP

crypto.openvpn_udp

noprovider claim

OpenVPN over TCP

crypto.openvpn_tcp

noprovider claim

IKEv2/IPsec

crypto.ikev2

noprovider claim

Proprietary protocol

crypto.proprietary_protocol

Lantern proxy protocolprovider claim

Legacy protocols still offered

crypto.legacy_protocols

noneprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Default data cipher

crypto.data_cipher_default

TLS/HTTPS proxy tunnelprovider claim

Weakest accepted cipher

crypto.data_cipher_weakest

Not specified on fetched pagesprovider claim

Key exchange and authentication

crypto.handshake

Lantern proprietary proxy protocolprovider claim

Perfect forward secrecy

crypto.pfs

yesprovider claim

Post-quantum key exchange

crypto.post_quantum

not availableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Own DNS resolvers

crypto.own_dns

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

DNS leak protection

crypto.dns_leak_protection

yesprovider claim

IPv6 handling

crypto.ipv6_handling

unclearprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

WebRTC protection or guidance

crypto.webrtc_guidance

noprovider claim

Obfuscation methods

crypto.obfuscation

Evolving set of open-source stealth protocols that blend with regular trafficprovider claim

Usability behind the Great Firewall

crypto.works_in_china

per user reportsprovider claim

Features

20/20 sourced

Kill switch

features.killswitch

not availableprovider claim

Permanent lockdown

features.killswitch_permanent

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Split tunneling

features.split_tunneling

Customizable split tunneling advertisedprovider claim

Multihop

features.multihop

not availableprovider claim

Tor integration (Onion over VPN)

features.tor_integration

noprovider claim

Port forwarding

features.port_forwarding

not availableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Surcharge for a dedicated IP

features.dedicated_ip

€0.00provider claim

SOCKS5 proxy

features.socks5

noprovider claim

HTTP proxy

features.http_proxy

yesprovider claim

Smart DNS

features.smart_dns

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Ad and tracker filtering in DNS

features.adblock_dns

not availableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Malware and phishing filter

features.malware_filter

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Custom DNS servers allowed

features.custom_dns_allowed

noprovider claim

Local network access toggle

features.lan_access_toggle

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Auto connect rules

features.autoconnect_rules

noprovider claim

Private device network (mesh)

features.mesh_private_net

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

GPS location override (Android)

features.gps_spoofing

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Traffic analysis defence

features.traffic_analysis_defense

Proprietary censorship-circumvention proxyprovider claim

IPv6 inside the tunnel

features.ipv6_tunnel

noprovider claim

Obfuscation without configuration

features.stealth_default

yesprovider claim

Servers and network

12/12 sourced

Number of servers

network.server_count

50,000 Serverprovider claim

Number of countries

network.country_count

0 Laenderprovider claim

Number of cities

network.city_count

0 Staedteprovider claim

Virtual locations

network.virtual_locations

no virtual locationsprovider claim

RAM-only servers (diskless)

network.ram_only

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Hardware ownership

network.ownership

rentedprovider claim

Own AS (autonomous system)

network.own_asn

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

10 Gbps ports

network.10g_servers

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

P2P and file sharing

network.p2p_servers

not permittedprovider claim

Public server list

network.server_list_public

noprovider claim

Public status page

network.status_page

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Known upstream hosting providers

network.hosting_providers

Not disclosed on fetched Lantern pagesprovider claim

Apps and platforms

16/16 sourced

Windows app

apps.windows

native appconfirmed

macOS app

apps.macos

native appconfirmed

Linux app with GUI

apps.linux_gui

native appprovider claim

Linux command line

apps.linux_cli

native appprovider claim

Android app

apps.android

native appconfirmed

iOS app

apps.ios

native appconfirmed

Android TV app

apps.androidtv

not availableprovider claim

Apple TV app

apps.appletv

not availableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Fire TV app

apps.firetv

not availableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Browser extension

apps.browser_ext

not availableprovider claim

Type of browser extension

apps.browser_ext_type

no extensionprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Router support

apps.router_support

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Native build for Apple Silicon

apps.macos_arm_native

yesprovider claim

Command line documented

apps.cli_documented

noprovider claim

Simultaneous devices

apps.simultaneous_devices

Per account/deviceprovider claim

Usable without an account

apps.no_account_needed

noconfirmed

Account, pricing and payment

17/17 sourced

Data required at signup

pricing.signup_email_required

any email addressconfirmed

Account model

pricing.account_model

email as loginconfirmed

Cash by mail

pricing.cash_by_mail

noprovider claim

Monero

pricing.monero

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Bitcoin

pricing.bitcoin

noprovider claim

Lightning

pricing.lightning

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Retail gift cards

pricing.retail_giftcards

noprovider claim

PayPal

pricing.paypal

noprovider claim

Credit and debit card

pricing.credit_card

yesprovider claim

SEPA payment

pricing.sepa

noprovider claim

Monthly price

pricing.monthly_price

€9.99provider claim

Effective price on the longest term

pricing.effective_price_longest

€9.99provider claim

Price change at renewal

pricing.renewal_price_hike

same priceprovider claim

Flat pricing without permanent discounts

pricing.flat_pricing

yesprovider claim

Free tier and its limits

pricing.free_tier

Free Lantern client with Pro paid tier via Stripe/app storesprovider claim

Money-back window

pricing.moneyback_days

0 Tageprovider claim

Cancellation path

pricing.cancellation_ease

cancel in accountprovider claim

Usage and performance

7/10 sourced

P2P policy in the terms of service

usage.p2p_policy

not permittedprovider claim

Streaming unblocking officially advertised

usage.streaming_officially

noprovider claim

Netflix regions reported

usage.netflix_regions_reported

We have no source for this criterion.

Other streaming services

usage.other_streaming_services

Not marketed for streaming; censorship circumvention focusprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Bandwidth cap

usage.bandwidth_cap

no limitprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Data cap

usage.data_cap

Free tier bandwidth-limited; Lantern Pro unlimited bandwidthprovider claim

Speed measurement references

usage.speed_references

We have no source for this criterion.

Latency and gaming suitability

usage.latency_gaming

We have no source for this criterion.

SMTP and port 25 handling

usage.smtp_policy

Not documented on fetched Lantern pagesprovider claim

Official support in restrictive countries

usage.restrictive_countries_support

Designed to overcome tough internet restrictions / censorshipprovider claim

Support and documentation

7/7 sourced

24/7 live chat

support.livechat_247

noprovider claim

Email or ticket support

support.email

yesconfirmed

Telephone support

support.phone

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

German-language support

support.german_language

noprovider claim

Documentation assessment

support.docs_quality

workableprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Self-hosted chat widget

support.selfhosted_chat

noprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Self-service account deletion

support.account_deletion_easy

yesconfirmed

Provider website hygiene

3/5 sourced

SSL Labs grade of the website

site.ssl_grade

Bconfirmed

Tracker load of the website

site.cookie_privacy_impact

We have no source for this criterion.

URL of the warrant canary

site.canary_page

none foundprovider claim
  • Lantern
    Vendor documentretrieved 08/04/2026

Length and readability of the legal documents

site.tos_readability

goodprovider claim

Marketing claims contradicting the provider's own terms

site.claims_vs_reality

We have no source for this criterion.

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