Media servers
Emby privacy rating
Media server that organizes personal movies, TV, music and photos and streams them to Emby apps on phones, TVs and browsers. Core features are free and some, such as offline sync and DVR, need a paid Emby Premiere subscription.
Summary
Emby scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the media servers criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source. Only older versions of the server were open source.
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Partial
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 website and Android app load no third-party trackers, but the privacy policy allows cookies, web beacons and third-party scripts, and the server connects to Emby for Emby Connect and Premiere checks.
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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 Emby Premiere subscriptions, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.