{
  "slug": "kindle",
  "category": "ebook-readers",
  "name": "Kindle",
  "description": "Amazon's e-book store, reading apps and E Ink e-readers. Books bought from Amazon use DRM and sync reading progress and notes through the user's Amazon account.",
  "website": "https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios",
    "web"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 0,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Kindle scores 0 out of 100 (grade F) on the ebook readers criteria. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/ebook-readers/kindle/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/ebook-readers/kindle/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.kindle/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app contains Amazon Advertisement, Amazon Analytics, Bugsnag and Google Crashlytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.amazon.kindle/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes Amazon's advertising SDK, and Kindle e-readers sold with Special Offers show ads on the lock screen."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:02:00.109Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}