{
  "slug": "apple-music",
  "category": "music-streaming",
  "name": "Apple Music",
  "description": "Subscription music streaming service from Apple, with lossless and spatial audio, radio stations, lyrics and a classical music app.",
  "website": "https://www.apple.com/apple-music/",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "macos",
    "ios",
    "windows",
    "android",
    "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": "D",
  "score": 41,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Apple Music scores 41 out of 100 (grade D) on the music streaming criteria. It meets 3 of 8 criteria: no ads or data sales, transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets TLS configuration and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A- and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/apple-music/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/music-streaming/apple-music/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.apple.android.music/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/apple-music/",
      "note": "Funded by subscriptions, with no ads."
    },
    "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": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/transparency/",
      "note": "Apple publishes government request counts by country every six months."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/law-enforcement-guidelines-us.pdf",
      "note": "Apple notifies customers when their account information is sought, unless notice is prohibited."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=music.apple.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A-"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=music.apple.com",
      "note": "Grade A- (85/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A-",
    "observatory": "A-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:59:57.047Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}